The five bills that would require complete air conditioning in state prisons haven’t had a hearing yet, and the money set for ...

Texas officials acknowledged that heat may have been a factor in a handful of deaths in 2023 but dispute claims that the ...

For some agencies, the transition will be modest. Most of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s nearly 40,000 employees work onsite as prison guards or staff, with fewer than 1,000 in ...

She turned to sex work to support her ... t immediately respond to The Texas Tribune’s request for comment on Monday. A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson said the agency had ...

On Thursday, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said it has asked lawmakers ... But the order did not shut down work on a former slave plantation when heat indexes reach 88 degrees ...

She turned to sex work to support her ... didn't immediately respond to The Texas Tribune's request for comment on Monday. A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson said the agency ...

The program enables DHS to work with state and local law enforcement ... of foreign nationals incarcerated in the Texas prison system. From 2011 through Feb. 28, 2025, the Texas Department of Criminal ...

“We pause only to acknowledge that 27 years on death row is a reality dimming the light that ought to attend proceedings where a life is at stake, a stark reminder that the jurisprudence of capital ...

A lawyer for the plaintiffs and officials at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment. Texas is not alone in facing lawsuits over dangerously ...

Texan authorities have been criticized over extreme heat in their prison system, where temperatures can routinely rise above ...