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TDCJ mourns correctional officer who died while restraining inmate at East Texas prison
LOVELADY, Texas (KETK) – The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) announced on Tuesday they ... In a statement, Gov. Greg Abbott said we must never take for granted the service and ...
The Texas Tribune3y
We're retiring our public-facing prison inmates database
This allowed us to rethink how to best protect privacy while continuing to provide transparency on who is held in Texas prisons and why. For those seeking information in the meantime, TDCJ ...
Denton Record-Chronicle8d
When Texas jails issue tablets, it comes at cost for inmates and families
Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, said that tablets would “fundamentally change” ...
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Texas jails have an overcrowding issue. Is the state making it worse by delaying prison transfers?
As of the end of March, more than 8% of the total population of the state’s 10 largest jails was awaiting transfer to Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) facilities, according to state ...
The Texas Observer1mon
‘There Have to Be Limits’: Lawsuit Urges Scorching Prisons to Cool Down
In the suit, the plaintiffs ask the court to declare that its current heat mitigation policies are unconstitutional and to require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to cap prison ...
The Texas Tribune21d
Feds accuse Texas prison agency of discriminating against employee for wearing a headscarf
The lawsuit alleges the Texas prison agency’s refusal to accommodate Spears’ religious practice violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “TDCJ does not comment on pending litigation ...
The Hill22d
DOJ files lawsuit against Texas prison agency for denying religious accomodation
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against a Texas prison agency for allegedly denying religious accommodation to an employee over wearing a head covering. Franches Spears, who was a ...
Houston Public Media11d
What letters from Texas prisoners in solitary confinement can teach us about the effects of mass incarceration
Damascus James talks about his project, Texas Letters, and what visiting and exchanging letters with Texas prisoners in ...
Fox News26d
Abbott says Texas won't accept Biden's 'ham-fisted' Title IX changes
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced his state will not be implementing changes to Title IX protections propagated by President Biden's administration. Abbott, in a letter sent to the White House ...
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State of Texas: Families, inmates raise concerns about dangerous heat for Texas prisoners
TDCJ identified the deceased inmate as Tommy McCullough from McKinney, Texas. McCullough’s family is seeking more information as they raise concerns over the conditions during the summer heat.
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Literary group accuses Texas prisons of censoring books incarcerated people can receive
The spokesperson asked not to be named out of fear of interfering with the application ... books are banned in Texas prisons, according to data from The Marshall Project. TDCJ’s inmate ...
Rolling Stone1mon
Gov. Greg Abbott Wants to ‘End’ Trans Teachers Expressing Their Gender in Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott suggested that he wants to end transgender and gender nonconforming individuals from expressing their gender while teaching in the state. At a speech delivered Friday at the ...