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Deborah Fowler is deputy director of Texas Appleseed. Deborah oversees Texas Appleseed’s legal team, coordinating legal efforts on juvenile justice, foster care reform, MHMR and the courts, the School-to-Prison Pipeline, parent involvement in schools, and disaster relief. She is the primary author of Texas Appleseed’s handbook for defendants with mental retardation and the School-to-Prison Pipeline report. Email: dfowler@texasappleseed.net
