A new program in the Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas, allows death row prisoners to mingle outside of solitary confinement ...

The families of three Texas inmates who died during the state's 2023 heat wave are suing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), in a wrongful death lawsuit against the state's lack of air ...

About 25% of Texas’ correctional officer positions are unfilled. Inmates say the shortages make it harder for them to get respite during hot summer months.

Every graduate left prison with a job offer in hand, and graduates are about half as likely to return to prison as the general prison population, state officials said.

Texas’ prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from extreme indoor heat, critics say About 25% of Texas’ correctional officer positions are unfilled.

Texas’ sprawling prison and criminal justice system is facing a dangerous staffing crisis that puts inmates and staff at risk — and it could soon run out of room to house the projected number ...

About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.

Texas House approves bill mandating air conditioning in prisons by 2032, targeting key areas for climate control, pending Senate approval.

With summer temps soaring, Texas prisons rely on cool beds, AC units, and heat protocols—after a judge called current ...

Local News Education Inmates in this Texas program are leaving prison with jobs — and lower chances of reincarceration By Guest Contributor - ...