Jacolby Shawn Smith-Barber was taken into custody on Feb. 6 on a charge of prohibited substance in a correctional facility.

According to Tyler Police Department spokesperson Andy Erbaugh, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requested assistance from Tyler PD in searching for the suspect, Billy Bernard Maddox Jr., 29, ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas prison system is making it easier and safer to handle court appearances. On Tuesday, the Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) announced it's expanding a program that ...

12-week reentry program the Texas Department of Criminal Justice launched in 2019 to help women incarcerated at the Patrick L. O’Daniel Unit (formerly called the Mountain View Unit) STRIVE ...

O’Daniel Unit about 40 miles west of Waco. “I’m going to be good.” Morgan is one of 30 women who graduated last week from STRIVE, a highly selective, 12-week reentry program the Texas Department of ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Huntsville carried out the execution. "After years of legal battles, Steven Nelson was punished for his heinous crimes and justice has finally been ...

Steven Nelson took the witness stand to testify in his own defense in the brutal suffocation death of Arlington pastor Clint Dobson. Surrounded by sheriff’s deputies and with his shackles ...

12-week reentry program the Texas Department of Criminal Justice launched in 2019 to help women incarcerated at the Patrick L. O’Daniel Unit (formerly called the Mountain View Unit) address ...

To support these efforts, TDCJ's Administrative Review and Risk Management and Information Technology divisions have equipped unit law libraries with new equipment and expanded broadband access to ...

The men are housed in the Polunsky Unit in Livingston in single cells with a window, according to the TDCJ website. The women are housed at the O’Daniel Unit in Gatesville. Executions are ...

A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% staff turnover rate. Audio recording is automated for accessibility.