The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or TDCJ, will take control and staff two prisons in Central Texas later this year ...

The families of Jon Southards, Elizabeth Hagerty and John Skinner are suing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in ...

The families of three Texas inmates who died during the state's 2023 heat wave are suing the Texas Department of Criminal ...

New plaintiffs have expanded a 2023 lawsuit against TDCJ, accusing the agency of “cooking [prisoners] to death." Skip to content. ... (TDCJ) to cap prison temperatures at 85 degrees.

Jovian Motley, 27, died during a tussle inside of a prison cell in the Wainwright Unit in Lovelady, about 20 miles north of ...

At least 32 inmates died in TDCJ prisons in total during the month of June. The department has not reported a heat-related death since 2012, but the last deadly week has reignited concerns of heat … ...

TDCJ: Prison employee at Luther Unit arrested The arrest comes less than a month after prison officials found a stash of drugs and phones near the prison unit in Navasota.

23-year-old dies of cardiac arrest in TDCJ prison On June 28, 36-year-old Jon Anthony Southards died at the same unit. He was found unresponsive in his cell after complaining repeatedly of ...

Texas News A prison guard says she was forced to stay at her post during labor pains. Texas is fighting compensation for her stillbirth.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KBTX) - A TDCJ officer is facing charges for bringing contraband into a prison. Officials say Bryce Jefferson was caught with 12 cans of tobacco inside his jacket and uniform ...

About 655 inmates were evacuated from their cells when a fire erupted early Friday morning at the state prison in Huntsville, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).