Texas is taking back privately run prisons
During the prisons-building boom three decades ago, lawmakers allowed private, for-profit corporations to compete for prisons ...
Texas jail commission begins appointing outside agencies to investigate custody deaths
The list of appointments was posted less than a month after the Star-Telegram found the Texas Commission on Jail Standards ...
Investigation finds Texas prison staff falsified records about temperatures
The investigation is tied to a federal lawsuit filed by Bernie Tiede, a Texas man spending life in prison who has reported ...
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TDCJ welcoming the public to learn about and tour Central Texas correctional facilities
GATESVILLE, Texas (KWTX) - The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is welcoming people inside the correctional facilities in Gatesville through its new Citizens’ Academy Program. “It’s ...
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This High School Program Is Preparing Students to Be Correctional Officers
For high school students interested in fields in criminal justice, this district’s program gives them the opportunity to ...
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Former Temple Police Officer sentenced to eight years on child pornography charges
Court records show the man was found guilty on six counts of possession of child pornography and a charge of invasive visual ...
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Texas lawmakers scold juvenile justice department over scathing DOJ report
Leaders of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, however, were peppered for more than ... pointing to the finding that correctional staff are armed with canisters of pepper spray intended to ...