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Answering The Call @ St David's Episcopal Church, Austin
September 23, 2026
Join fellow clergy and faith leaders as we learn about prison conditions, listen to impacted families, and explore how churches can respond with hope, justice, and advocacy.
Address & Time
301 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701, USA
2:00 to 7:00PM
Change begins with showing up.
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Every conversation, community event, webinar, and public demonstration helps bring the realities of Texas prisons into public view.
Whether you're attending an event, inviting TPCA to speak, or hosting a community gathering, your participation helps educate others and build momentum for meaningful change.
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Explore past events, learn about our signature 85 to Stay Alive exhibit, and find opportunities to get involved
Featured Program: 85 to Stay Alive
Experience the reality. Inspire action.
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Each summer, TPCA brings our 85 to Stay Alive Mock Cell Experience to communities across Texas. Designed to demonstrate the dangerous temperatures endured by incarcerated Texans, the exhibit gives visitors a powerful, firsthand understanding of the conditions inside many Texas prisons.
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The experience includes:
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A life-size heated mock prison cell
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Educational displays about extreme heat in Texas prisons
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Conversations with formerly incarcerated individuals and impacted families
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Resources for advocacy and civic action
More than an exhibit, it's an opportunity to connect statistics with lived experience, and to understand why climate control in Texas prisons is a public health and human rights issue.
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Interested in hosting a Mock Cell?
Complete the Hosting Form below and our team will be in touch.
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Community Events: Workshops, Webinars & Speaking Engagements
Throughout the year, TPCA participates in conferences, community events, educational panels, and virtual trainings. These gatherings bring together advocates, impacted families, researchers, healthcare professionals, students, policymakers, and community members to learn, ask questions, and take action.
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While upcoming events vary throughout the year, this page serves as an archive of our community engagement and a place to learn how you can participate.
Event Calendar
September 23, 2026
Answering The Call @ St David's Episcopal Church, Austin
2:00 pm- 6:00 PM Experience:
The 7-minute Mock Cell. Step inside a full-scale replica of a Texas prison cell and feel, for seven minutes, what our loved ones endure for days.
The Prison Conditions Exhibit. Built entirely from what incarcerated people and their families have told us is real.
The Memorial of Stolen Lives. The names and faces of those we have lost, so that no one is reduced to a number.
6:00PM to 7:00 PM
The Interfaith Vigil. Clergy and faith leaders across traditions gather to answer the call, joined by families and the press.
Where:
301 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701, USA
When:
2:00 to 7:00PM
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