Midland Reporter-Telegram on MSN3d
Midland County Courts Roundup for January 6-10
Midland County felony dispositions detail those who have been found guilty of or pleaded guilty to various crimes.
Tarrant County hires new jail chief from Dallas County for role left vacant since May
The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office announced it has hired the head of Dallas County jails to oversee its own operations.
As a detective, he helped put Robert Roberson on death row. As a minister, he says he got it all wrong.
Because Gretchen Sween had less than three months to save her client’s life, she couldn’t take a single day away from her desk to drive to the prison to meet him. She instead digested books’ worth of ...
The Texas Tribune3d
Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel says
A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% ...
KAMR Amarillo on MSN1d
Former TDCJ employee pleads guilty to drug charges
A former Texas Department of Criminal Justice Employee has agreed to plead guilty to charges related to bringing contraband ...
KXAN3d
Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel says
The report found that low staffing figures put both prison staff and inmates at risk. In response, the commission is asking that the TDCJ “identify root causes of turnover” and improve ...