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Multi Agency Operation Nets Arrest Of 164 Parolees In Harris And Surrounding Counties
Posted on · HPD Chief Art Acevedo says it’s a first step based on regional cooperation.
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Texas Guard Charged with Assaulting Prisoner Who Later Died
Posted on · D'Andre Glasper has been charged with aggravated assault by a public servant
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Advocacy Groups Call for Outside Watchdog of Texas Prisons after Guard Indictments
Posted on · The groups say recent felony charges against prison employees highlight the need for external, independent oversight of the department
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Texas Prison Guards Indicted On Claims Of Planting Evidence
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle reports a judge authorized arrest warrants for the men Tuesday
Houston Matters
In The Wake Of Evidence Planting, Who Fights For Prisoners’ Rights?
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.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Prisoner Treatment, And Unmarked Graves In Sugar Land (June 14, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We take a closer look at who advocates for the rights of Texas inmates. We learn about the exhumation of unmarked graves in Fort Bend County. And Rick Bragg talks about his book, The Best Cook in the World.
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Brazoria County Prison Guards Fired Amid Planted Evidence Allegations
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle obtained copies of an email from Capt. Reginald Gilbert that ordered a quota for officers to write inmate disciplinary reports
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Settlement Near In Prison Heat Lawsuit
Posted on · 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 Prisons To Update LGBT Policy After Lawsuit From Transgender Inmate Who Was Beaten, Raped
Posted on · Lambda Legal has settled with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in the case of Passion Star, a black transgender woman who claimed prison officials didn’t protect her from sexual and physical abuse while incarcerated in male prisons
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Texas Lethal Injection Drugs
Posted on · Texas death row inmates lost at the U.S. Supreme Court when the high court denied their petition to challenge the state's execution protocol
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Prison Rights Groups Allege Mistreatment Of African-American Muslims
Posted on · The Council on American-Islamic Relations is alleging mistreatment of two African-American Muslim inmates in the Texas prison system. The inmates say they are facing retaliation because they spoke about conditions during Hurricane Harvey
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Prison Education: How Programs Are Taking Education Beyond Bars
Posted on · One of the largest correctional education programs in the state just graduated its largest class.
Houston Matters
Federal Court: Texas Must Address Prison Heat
Posted on · Texas has 15 days to devise a plan to house certain inmates at the Wallace Pack Unit in areas less than 88 degrees.
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At ‘Day With Dad’ Prison Event, Leaping Hugs And Difficult Discussions
Posted on · As their children slowly gathered on the other side of the gym, the 29 reserved men instantly transformed into 29 gleaming dads. For some of the fathers, this may be their only chance to see their children all year.