South Carolina restarts executions after 13 years
South Carolina has put inmate Freddie Owens to death in the state’s first execution in more than a decade. Friday’s execution ...
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 ...
Garza County's private prison prepares to close, search continues for new operator
The Garza County Commissioners Court is working with a consultant to find a new operator for its private correctional ...
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.
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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 ...
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.
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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 ...
Escaped Huntsville Unit inmate caught nearly 275 miles away from prison he fled from, TDCJ says | Woman also arrested
Jesus Villareal, 39, is serving a 63-year sentence on four counts of aggravated robbery and two counts of aggravated assault ...
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Texas prison escapee caught in Calallen after stealing car from convenience store
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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For a second straight September, Texas proves its mettle on the road
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Through the storied tunnel on a worn-out Saturday afternoon came the Michigan players and coaches and unsung toilers, glummer than they had been in forever, trudging along ...
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At least 129 killed during mass prison break attempt in DR Congo
Prisoners tried to break out en masse from the Makala Central Prison in the capital, Kinshasa, at around 2 a.m. local time (9 p.m. ET) on Monday, Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani Lukoo Bihango ...