Frances Jalet-Cruz

Frances Jalet-Cruz represented Texas inmates in a number of suits against the Texas Department of Corrections and became one of the central figures in the Texas prison reform movement during the late 1960s and 1970s, leading to broad changes in the Texas prison system in the 1980s.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Frances Jalet
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1910
Birth nameFrances Tuckerman Freeman
Birth place
Boston , Massachusetts , United States
Date of deathNovember 29, 1994
Place of death
Connecticut , Trumbull Connecticut , United States
Education
Georgetown University
Radcliffe College
Spouse
Fred Arispe Cruz

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