A LABAMA - For a few months now, Texas' prison system has been under the spotlight as it struggles to keep inmates safe amid ...

Advocates file lawsuit against Texas prison system, allege 'cruel and unusual' conditions during summer heat: 'This isn't an unpredictable event' first appeared on The Cool Down.

An Austin federal judge ruled Wednesday evening that sweltering heat in Texas prison cells is likely violating inmates’ constitutional rights, but he declined to order the state's prison system ...

The state has canceled all visits to Texas prison inmates until a comprehensive search of all 100 correctional facilities for contraband has been completed.

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 ...

The executive director of the Texas prison system reported to his governing board at a meeting in Bryan that the recently ...

These were the most dehumanizing conditions I had experienced within the Texas system. This was 2022, and these living conditions reminded me of conditions experienced by enslaved people in the 1800s.

Simmons’ story is common in the Texas state prison system, the nation’s largest, which now faces a legal challenge that says the heat conditions constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

The Texas Tribune. 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 ...

By Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune 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 ...