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West Texas private prison to shut down after Tarrant County ends contract to outsource prisoners
The Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility failed a state safety inspection last year. Even though it passed a reinspection, ...
TDCJ welcoming the public to learn about and tour Central Texas correctional facilities
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is welcoming people inside the correctional facilities in Gatesville through its new Citizens’ Academy Program.
Texas’ prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from extreme indoor heat, critics say
About 25% of Texas’ correctional officer positions are unfilled. Inmates say the shortages make it harder for them to get ...
Extension granted for new evidence in Melissa Lucio case
A judge will consider new findings in the case of Melissa Lucio, the first Hispanic woman on Texas’ death row.
Texas couple sentenced to prison after pit bulls killed 81-year-old man
A Texas couple was sentenced to more than a decade in prison each Friday after their pit bulls got loose and killed an ...
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Texas prison escapee caught in Calallen after vehicle theft
A Texas inmate who escaped from the Huntsville Unit was captured in Calallen, Texas, after a statewide search on Sunday. The ...
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Texas’ prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from heat, critics say
Patrick Womack was found face-down and unresponsive in a hot prison cell in August 2023, he asked a correctional officer to ...