Lawyers for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice say the state's prisons have made strides in getting more air conditioning. Plaintiffs say the state's still not addressing heat-related deaths.
Authorities with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said a woman was sentenced to six years in prison for smuggling in drugs.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said seven people, including two former correctional officers, were arrested after using drones to smuggle drugs and cell phones into an East Texas prison.
Two years after the largest employer in Garza County closed, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice recently celebrated the grand opening of the Giles W. Dalby Unit in Post, according to a ...
A tracking dog named Todd is credited with finding a missing 90-year-old Falls County man. Todd is part of a team assigned to the Hobby Unit of the Texas Department of ...
Texas voters will decide several high profile statewide judicial contests in 2026, including seats on the Texas Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals and the newly created 15th Court of Appeals ...
Texas Public Radio: Texas prisoners await a judge's ruling and another hot summer after federal trial
Texas prisoners await a judge's ruling and another hot summer after federal trial
Houston Public Media: Many Texas prisons are regularly topping 90 degrees. The state is about to defend itself in court
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 ...