During the prisons-building boom three decades ago, lawmakers allowed private, for-profit corporations to compete for prisons ...

The investigation is tied to a federal lawsuit filed by Bernie Tiede, a Texas man spending life in prison who has reported ...

Officials with TDCJ confirmed Miller's employment and stated she is "suspended pending the results of charges." ...

This comes after a day after TDCJ spokesperson Hannah Haney confirmed that the prison, located in Anderson County, has been ...

A Tom Green County grand jury handed down indictments against a Texas Department of Criminal Justice parole officer.

Six TDCJ correctional units are located in Gatesville, off of Highway 36, according to the TDCJ’s Unit Directory. Inmates at these facilities make up about half of the city’s population of 16,000.

ESA Marathon Hearing – The legislative push to use public dollars to help parents pay for private schools drew people from all over Texas to a marathon hearing with House lawmakers. Hundreds of ...

A parole officer suspected of sex trafficking was charged Tuesday in Abilene, according to online jail records. Symone ...

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The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially ...

For those seeking information in the meantime, TDCJ publishes similar data in real time on its website and in a downloadable spreadsheet which is updated once a month. We at the Tribune thank you ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Victim Services Division announced an important update regarding the timing of ...