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7 Bowie County prison staff arrested for organized crime, contraband charges
Seven correctional staff at the New Boston state prison were arrested on Wednesday after allegedly engaging in organized ...
Multiple Telford Unit correctional officers accused of engaging in organized criminal activity
ALL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE:On Wednesday, April 9, law enforcement officers served ...
The Appeal11d
No Exit: Death and Despair in Texas’s “Double-Cell” Solitary Units
Texas state prisons incarcerate more than 4,500 people in two-person cells the size of a parking space for nearly 24 hours a ...
The Texas Tribune12d
Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning
About two-thirds of Texas ... TDCJ’s ongoing installation of air conditioning in more units and housing areas throughout the TDCJ system." The background: About 85,000 Texas prison inmates ...
The Maui News14d
Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
Texas has more than 130,000 people in prisons. Only about a third of roughly 100 prison units are fully ... On Thursday, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said it has asked lawmakers ...
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Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
Texas has more than 130,000 people in prisons. Only about a third of roughly 100 prison units are fully air-conditioned ... On Thursday, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said it has asked ...
Los Angeles Daily News15d
Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
FILE – An inmate works outdoors during the hot summer outside a Texas prison unit in Huntsville ... On Thursday, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said it has asked lawmakers for $ ...