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Hi all, —thank you so much for your support!
I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has signed, shared, commented, or asked questions about our Texas Prison Reform 2027 petition. I appreciate every one of you, including those asking the hard questions. That's exactly why these conversations matter.
I also want to explain what we're trying to accomplish and where we currently stand.
First, this is a petition, not a law that has already been passed or a bill that has been officially filed. We're still building the legislative proposal, researching Texas laws, reviewing statutes and previous legislation, and working to make sure what we're asking for is legally sound, reasonable, and backed by credible information.
One piece of legislation we're examining is Texas House Bill 2940, introduced in 2025 by Representative Venton Jones. That bill addressed good-conduct time and parole eligibility, but it never made it out of the legislative process. We're studying that earlier effort to see how we can build on it and address something more specific: actual earned sentence reductions for verified institutional work, rehabilitation, and sustained accountability.
Our objective isn't to excuse crimes, overlook victims, or open the prison gates and let everybody out. That's not what we're asking for.
We're asking Texas lawmakers to consider a system where qualifying incarcerated individuals can earn meaningful credit toward their sentences through documented work, educational accomplishments, rehabilitation, and responsible institutional behavior. We also recognize that eligibility requirements, offense-based exclusions, victims' rights, and public safety protections must be part of that conversation.
Why are we doing this? Because there are men and women serving years and decades in prison who work, maintain facilities, learn trades, complete programs, mentor others, and make genuine efforts to change their lives. We believe that kind of work and progress deserves serious consideration under a fair and accountable legal framework.
And that's why your questions are so important. When somebody asks about aggravated offenses, murder, drug convictions, sexual offenses, life sentences, or who would qualify, it gives me another area to research. It helps me recognize what needs to be addressed, what laws need to be examined, and what safeguards need to be included. I don't have every answer yet, and I'm not going to pretend I do. We're still learning, researching, and strengthening this proposal as we go.
I also want to explain why I mention our W.A.R. Zone — Warriors Advancing Righteously curriculum, with the motto “Level Up or Get Leveled.”
W.A.R. Zone is not just an idea we're talking about. It's an actual educational and rehabilitation curriculum created by J.B. Reconnu, currently being facilitated inside the TDCJ McConnell Unit, a maximum-security prison. It started in Restrictive Housing, where individuals can spend much of their day confined to their cells, and has grown into additional opportunities to reach incarcerated individuals.
Over the past year, we've seen encouraging participation, continued interest, and progress in expanding the curriculum. We're working toward documenting its outcomes more formally, because we understand that real progress needs to be supported by evidence.
We've also communicated and submitted program materials and proposals to institutional leadership, including the warden and other senior staff, and have reached out to parole and reentry officials. Our long-term vision is to see this curriculum reach more individuals throughout the TDCJ system, with the appropriate approvals.
W.A.R. Zone operates under Brick by Brick Ministries, established in 2024. We're still a fairly new ministry, still establishing ourselves, building relationships, learning the process, and working to create opportunities for incarcerated individuals and their families.
If you have a loved one incarcerated, I encourage you to look into the W.A.R. Zone curriculum and our educational book. Supporting the ministry and its learning materials helps us continue providing resources to individuals participating in the program.
We're also building community relationships, preparing for future meetings, and looking for people who believe in accountability, rehabilitation, reentry, and public safety.
We welcome your questions, suggestions, constructive criticism, resources, and connections. You don't have to be a lawyer, politician, or organization to contribute something meaningful. Everybody has something they know, something they're good at, or a door they might be able to help open.
We know changing laws isn't easy. We know there are going to be challenges, disagreements, and obstacles. But just because something is difficult doesn't mean it isn't worth working toward. And just because something hasn't changed yet doesn't mean it never can.
We're not claiming to have all the answers. We're putting in the work to find them.
Thank you again for standing with us, asking questions, and helping bring attention to this issue. Whether you have a loved one incarcerated, have been personally affected by crime, work in rehabilitation, or simply believe in responsible change, your perspective matters.
Brick by Brick Ministries — Established 2024
W.A.R. Zone — Warriors Advancing Righteously
Level Up or Get Leveled.
Website: www.brickbybrickministries.com