U.S. sent 238 migrants to Salvadoran mega-prison; documents indicate most have no apparent criminal records
The U.S. sent 238 Venezuelan migrants to a Salvadoran mega-prison. The Trump administration says they're all gang members, but 60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75 percent of them.
The Texas Tribune3d
Texas bills requiring air-conditioned prisons languish despite temperatures being ruled unconstitutional
The five bills that would require complete air conditioning in state prisons haven’t had a hearing yet, and the money set for ...
The Texas Tribune3d
Despite Texas defendant’s death in Louisiana prison, lawmakers unlikely to end reliance on out-of-state lockups
Lawmakers are pursuing legislative changes that would keep more people locked up in overcrowded county jails while awaiting ...
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Texas Lawmaker Urges Governor Abbott To Send Undocumented Inmates to El Salvador Mega-Prison
Citing President Trump's policies, Congressman David Lowe calls for the transfer of thousands of incarcerated immigrants to ...
Former Texas A&M defensive lineman Zaycoven Henderson arrested on federal drug charges
Zaycoven Henderson has been charged with felony conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute a controlled substance ...
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Sheriffs would be required to cooperate with immigration agents under bill approved by Senate
Local sheriffs may face lawsuits if they do not seek federal partnerships to detain suspected migrants under a newly passed ...
Growing inmate populations prompt states to look for more prison funding
State legislatures are grappling with how to fund new prisons that Republican governors say are needed to ease overcrowding.
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New York to release some prison inmates early over shortage of guard staff
New York state prisons will release some inmates early because the system does not have enough corrections officers, weeks ...
Trump White House says ICE wrongly deported man in U.S. legally to El Salvador prison
A Maryland man with legal status in the United States was accidentally deported to El Salvador, President Donald Trump’s ...
Could Texas send inmates to El Salvador? A lawmaker asks Gov. Greg Abbott to consider it
A North Texas Lawmaker asked Gov. Greg Abbott to look into sending undocumented migrants incarcerated in the state to a massive prison in El Salvador, similar to the Trump administration’s decision to ...
Paul House, who spent two decades on Tennessee’s death row before he was freed, has died.
Paul “Greg” House, who spent more than two decades on Tennessee's death row before he was finally freed, has died.