Criminal Justice
People Inside Texas Jails Detail Conditions Making It Hard To Fight COVID-19
Posted on · Recordings and letters provided to Houston Public Media provide a glimpse into the jails as COVID-19 continues to spread across Texas.
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Criminal Justice
Conversations Inside Harris County Jail Reveal Difficulty Of Stopping COVID-19 Spread
Posted on · Health professionals are afraid of an outbreak in Harris County Jail spreading into the community. Phone calls with inmates inside the jail underscore that concern.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3003: The Pennsylvania Prison System
Posted on · Episode: 3003 The Pennsylvania Prison System. Today, in the pen.
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Hidalgo Recuses Herself From Two Lawsuits Involving Harris County Jail
Posted on · The new county judge also says she will not accept “political contributions” from individuals or companies that currently do or seek to do business with the county.
Houston Matters
Jail Sanitation Standards, And The XFL In Houston: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts breaks down stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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New Suicide Hotline Addresses Mental Health Needs at Harris County Jail
Posted on · During the first week the hotline was in operation, inmates at the jail made 169 calls.
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Harris County Jail Inmate Dies in Solitary Confinement
Posted on · The Texas Rangers are investigating the death
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US Says Immigrant Dies Of ‘Apparent Suicide’ In Texas Jail
Posted on · Authorities have confirmed a Honduran man who entered the U.S. illegally killed himself in a Texas jail
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Condemned Texas Inmate Accepts Plea Deal For Life Sentences
Posted on · Michael Wayne Norris was convicted for the November 1986 shooting deaths of 38-year-old Georgia Rollins and her son, Keith
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East Texas Jail Inmate Flees, Believed Headed To Dallas
Posted on · Inmate at Harrison County jail disappears from work detail
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Ruling That Harris County’s Bail System Unfair To Poor Mostly Upheld
Posted on · First Assistant County Attorney Robert Soard said the county has been "working diligently to improve the criminal justice system" and the county remains committed to settling the lawsuit.
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Settlement Reached In Lawsuit Over Sweltering Texas Prison
Posted on · Prison system spokesman Jason Clark said the deal would provide additional safeguards for Pack Unit inmates susceptible to extreme heat
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Poor Inmates Sue Dallas County Over Bail System Following Harris County Ruling
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.
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Texas Prisons Ban Over 10,000 Books. The Israeli Consul In Houston Wants To Know Why One Is Allowed
Posted on · The Texas Department of Criminal Justice often takes heat for the books that are banned in state prisons. But the controversy escalated this week when Israel’s general consul to the Southwestern U.S. questioned why Mein Kampf isn't on the list
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How Harvey-Affected Kids In Jail Or On Probation Are Getting Help In Houston
Posted on · Dozens of minors in jail or on probation in Harris County are facing new hurdles after Hurricane Harvey. A local nonprofit is expanding to help youth in the criminal justice system who've lost everything in the storm.