
Criminal Justice
Ex-Missouri City officer Robert Fratta to be executed Tuesday in murder-for-hire plot
Posted on · Fratta was convicted of killing his wife, Farah. She was found shot twice in the head after she filed for divorce.
Posted on · Fratta was convicted of killing his wife, Farah. She was found shot twice in the head after she filed for divorce.
Posted on · On Monday's show: NASA's Artemis I mission returned to Earth on Sunday. We discuss how the mission went and what was learned from it. And we examine how a lack of proper staffing and security contributed to a deadly Texas prison escape.
Posted on · The research from Texas A&M University shows how many incarcerated individuals and staff are suffering from heat-related illnesses and death.
Posted on · Conroe police said the van was transporting an inmate and three guards, all of whom were hurt in the collision.
Posted on · After years of warnings about broken fire alarms, two men have now died in blazes at Texas prisons.
Posted on · The Texas Department of Criminal Justice began moving incarcerated people from the Dolph Briscoe Unit in Dilley on Wednesday as part of the governor's Operation Lone Star initiative, announced in March.
Posted on · The House Committee on Corrections is considering several bills that would address the temperature issues in these facilities by installing climate-control systems, air-conditioning and modernized infrastructure.
Posted on · Thousands of residents along the Gulf Coast evacuated inland, and Houston-area leaders urged the region to prepare for severe winds, as Hurricane Laura approached landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border.
Posted on · We delve into how COVID-19 is affecting the Texas prison population.
Posted on · As Houston enters its eighth week dealing with the coronavirus, Houston Public Media provides more live updates.
Posted on · The Texas Civil Rights Project says thousands are currently held in isolation with little recourse to challenge their condition.
Posted on · Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty talks with Siddiq about the relationship between prisoners and guards.
Posted on · Out of 104 Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities, 75 don’t have air-conditioned beds.
Posted on · Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo says the plan is to conduct quarterly special operations focusing on felons who have violated the terms of their parole.
Posted on · HPD Chief Art Acevedo says it’s a first step based on regional cooperation.