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“Women Can Do This”: Female Inmates In Texas Find Fulfillment In Learning Technical Skills, But They Have Fewer Options Than Men

SYDNEY GREENE, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 21, 2018 · Female inmates are offered fewer educational opportunities than men in Texas prisons, according to a recently released report. Those women who do have access to technical education say they are finding their passions.

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WATCH: Friendswood Dentist That Drove Over Husband Released From Prison

Davis Land

Posted on May 11, 2018 · Clara Harris will have to wear an ankle bracelet while on parole

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“You’re Not As Safe As You Should Be.” How Understaffing Is Affecting One Texas Prison

Jollie McCullough, Texas Tribune

Posted on May 9, 2018 · 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.

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Settlement Near In Prison Heat Lawsuit

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 7, 2018 · A class action lawsuit over heat in a Texas prison is likely to be settled after a federal court hearing Tuesday.

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Texas Teen Fugitives Caught After Escaping Texas Juvenile Prison

Associated Press

Posted on April 23, 2018 · Two teenage inmates recaptured after escaping Giddings Texas juvenile prison

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7 Inmates Dead, 17 Injured In South Carolina Prison Fighting

Associated Press

Posted on April 16, 2018 · Officials said no officers were wounded after multiple inmate fights broke out on Sunday night

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Harvey Worsens Overcrowding At Harris County Jail

Associated Press

Posted on April 5, 2018 · Some say overcrowding in prisons was a chronic problem before Harvey

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Man On Death Row For Killing 2 Women In Houston Loses Appeal

Associated Press

Posted on March 12, 2018 · Death row inmate loses appeal, moving closer to execution

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‘Pharma Bro,’ Martin Shkreli, Tearfully Apologizes, Then Sentenced To Prison

Associated Press

Posted on March 9, 2018 · Martin Shkreli the infamous pharmaceutical executive has been sentenced to seven years in prison

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Settlement Reached In Lawsuit Over Sweltering Texas Prison

Associated Press

Posted on February 5, 2018 · Prison system spokesman Jason Clark said the deal would provide additional safeguards for Pack Unit inmates susceptible to extreme heat

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Koch Network Targets Texas In Push For Prison Reform In Trump Era

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on February 1, 2018 · 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.

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State Data: Texas Prison Guard Turnover Nears 30 Percent

Associated Press

Posted on November 16, 2017 · Experts said low wages contribute to the staffing challenges in prisons

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Manafort And Gates Face Decades In Prison, Millions In Fines

Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

Posted on October 30, 2017 · Prosecutors allege that Manafort and Gates worked as unregistered agents of the government of Ukraine and the Party of Regions

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Texas Pays Wrongfully Convicted Inmates More Than Any Other State. But Can It Keep That Up?

Jill Ament, Texas Standard

Posted on October 24, 2017 · 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...

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More Texas Inmates Are Getting High School Diplomas In Prison

Kate Groetzinger, KUT

Posted on October 16, 2017 · About 70 percent of inmates never graduated from high school, but now they’re getting a second chance behind bars

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