Posted on · The Telford Unit reports by far the most assaults on staff of any state-run lockup and has one of the highest rates of understaffing. Take a look inside the northeast Texas prison where guards and inmates alike are suffering.
Posted on · A class action lawsuit over heat in a Texas prison is likely to be settled after a federal court hearing Tuesday.
Posted on · Two teenage inmates recaptured after escaping Giddings Texas juvenile prison
Posted on · Officials said no officers were wounded after multiple inmate fights broke out on Sunday night
Posted on · Some say overcrowding in prisons was a chronic problem before Harvey
Posted on · Death row inmate loses appeal, moving closer to execution
Posted on · Martin Shkreli the infamous pharmaceutical executive has been sentenced to seven years in prison
Posted on · Prison system spokesman Jason Clark said the deal would provide additional safeguards for Pack Unit inmates susceptible to extreme heat
Posted on · The network backed by the billionaire industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch is investing millions to research how to help former prisoners successfully re-enter society in Texas and three other states.
Posted on · Experts said low wages contribute to the staffing challenges in prisons
Posted on · Prosecutors allege that Manafort and Gates worked as unregistered agents of the government of Ukraine and the Party of Regions
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 · About 70 percent of inmates never graduated from high school, but now they’re getting a second chance behind bars
Posted on · We revisit our conversation with Charles Rotramel of Houston re:Vision, an organization that works with young people who’ve been involved with gangs, helping reintegrate them into society and pairing them with mentors.
Posted on · Houston actor/director Justin Doran tells us about a program that brings the theater to Eastham Prison, a maximum security institution 45 minutes outside of Huntsville.