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Man sentenced to 50 years in prison after seventh DWI conviction, Kendall County DA’s Office says
A Kendall County jury sentenced a man to 50 years in prison after he was convicted of driving while intoxicated for the ...
Former Allred inmate indicted on federal charges
A former Allred inmate who has made death threats against Wichita County officials while awaiting trial for allegedly assaulting two prison guards is now facing multiple federal charges.
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State Prison System’s Executive Director Summarizes This Year’s Legislative Session
The executive director of the Texas prison system reported to his governing board at a meeting in Bryan that the recently ...
Families sue Texas over inmate deaths in sweltering prisons
The families of three Texas inmates who died during the state's 2023 heat wave are suing the Texas Department of Criminal ...
2 Central Texas prisons will return to state control from private prison contractor
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or TDCJ, will take control and staff two prisons in Central Texas later this year ...
3 families say lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons caused their loved ones' deaths
The families of Jon Southards, Elizabeth Hagerty and John Skinner are suing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in ...
Families of 3 deceased inmates bring latest lawsuit over Texas’ ‘brutally hot’ prisons
Three families, whose relatives died while in Texas prisons during a summer heat wave, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in US ...
Massive layoffs amid Texas jail shakeups
A new filing with the Texas Workforce Commission showed about 900 Texans would be without a job by the end of August. The root cause: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is taking over the reins ...