HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KBTX) -Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate Jesus Villarreal ... convenience store was released to assist in the search. Authorities continue to investigate the circumsta ...

Inmate Bernie Tiede, well known as the subject of the 2011 Richard Linklater movie "Bernie," filed the lawsuit against Collier and the TDCJ in August 2023 after suffering an acute medical crisis ...

"TDCJ is fully committed to the safety of the inmate population and our staff, and that commitment is reflected in TDCJ’s ongoing efforts to install air conditioning, identify inmates who are ...

The data was provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice monthly and included breakdowns by unit, crimes, race and sex. Our site also included information on individual inmates ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Staff with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) falsified records about how hot it got in at least one Texas prison, according to an internal investigation tied to a ...

Texas may have found an unlikely ally -- the inmates themselves. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is now looking to expand its Recovery Housing Opportunity Program to facilities across the ...

Inmate Bernie Tiede filed the lawsuit against Collier and TDCJ in August 2023 after suffering an acute medical crisis in a cell where staff members had recorded a temperature of 112 degrees just ...