Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: COVID-19 and pregnancy, the effect on jails and prisons, how courts have adapted, tips for staying physically active, and our monthly film segment, The Bigger Picture.
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Reaction and analysis to the Senate's historic economic aid package, our weekly political roundup, and Sheriff Ed Gonzalez discusses his call to release certain Harris County Jail inmates.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: The latest in a lawsuit over heat in Texas prisons, how newly passed laws might affect Texas kids, veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller answers listener questions, and an update on Houston sports.
Posted on · During the first week the hotline was in operation, inmates at the jail made 169 calls.
Posted on · After revelations of evidence being planted in an inmate’s cell at a Texas Prison, Houston Matters discusses the rights of prisoners and hears from an organization that advocates on their behalf.
Posted on · Information obtained through hypnosis must be corroborated with other information or evidence
Posted on · The bail reform fight has made its way to Dallas County, where poor inmates sued officials over the claim that the county's money bail system discriminates against them.
Posted on · From Texas Standard: Texas’ reputation as a law-and-order state often overshadows the fact that the state leads the nation in some aspects of criminal...
Posted on · The ruling was prompted by a lawsuit from six inmates… who say the conditions at the Wallace Pack Unit amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
Posted on · After a lawsuit against the state a federal ruling is making prisons provide heat relief for inmates.
Posted on · A program out of the University of Houston-Downtown's Criminal Justice program trains and deploys students to help former inmates transition back into society. We talk with Shaun Sanchez and Bianca Serna, a couple of the students who'll work with returning citizens. (Above: L-R UHD students Shaun Sanchez and Bianca Serna. Photo: Michael Hagerty, Houston Public […]
Posted on · In 1931, officials at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville started a rodeo for inmates. Intended simply as entertainment for prisoners and employees, it eventually grew to become the largest sporting event in the state of Texas, drawing crowds as large as a hundred thousand in some years. A book called Convict Cowboys: The Untold […]
Posted on · The U.S. Justice Department announced it will end the practice of housing federal inmates in privately-operated prisons. There are 13 private federal prisons, and six of them are in Texas. More than twenty-two thousand federal inmates – about twelve percent of the total – are housed in the private facilities. A recent audit found that […]
Posted on · In 1931, officials at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville started a rodeo for inmates. Intended simply as entertainment for prisoners and employees, it eventually grew to become the largest sporting event in the state of Texas, drawing crowds as large as a hundred thousand in some years. A new book called Convict Cowboys: The […]
Posted on · Inmates who answer “yes” to certain questions are automatically flagged for suicide risk.