The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says starting April 1, hardback books and used books will no longer be allowed, ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice will no longer allow books with hard covers in an effort to prevent drugs from getting into their facilities, they announced Friday.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) announced on Friday it will be implementing new measures to combat illegal ...

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The Huntsville Unit, the state’s oldest prison in Texas dating to 1849, is shown here on Oct. 10, 2017. The state of Texas is defending its prison system against a lawsuit that says the lack of air ...

The Polunsky Unit on Jan. 31, 2024. The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission recommended Wednesday for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to close some correctional facilities with staffing ...

A new comprehensive analysis of state data shows Texas prisons get so hot in summer that temperatures there would routinely ...

BARTLETT, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. After spending decades as a Texas prison inmate, Arnulfo Ayala ...