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Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar
Texas lawmakers are pushing more than 100 bills to clamp down on crime, threatening to overcrowd the state’s jails and ...
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An inside look at Taser use in Texas prison
The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially ...
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At My Texas Prison, Solitary Confinement All But Guarantees Sexual Exploitation by Guards
After eight years in “the hole” at Texas’ Lane Murray Unit, Kwaneta Harris documents the “daily reality” of staff sexual ...
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Feds are opening more detention centers in Texas as Trump administration steps up deportations
The feds are adding thousands of beds to hold families in Texas, which reportedly holds the most immigrants of any state at ...
TDCJ says water, pressure issues fixed at East Texas prison unit
“The health and safety of our staff and inmate population is our highest priority,” Haney said.
‘At least I know he’s ok’: Prison officials say water pressure restored at Beto unit
Officials at an Anderson County prison say water service has been fixed after families of inmates raised concerns.
Brittany Holberg, inmate on Texas death row for 27 years, has her conviction tossed by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.