A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don't have air conditioning is "plainly unconstitutional." ...

Yolanda Saldívar, who murdered singer Selena Quintanilla Pérez, will remain in prison for at least another five years, ...

On Thursday, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said it has asked lawmakers for $118 million to install air conditioning for about 16,000 more beds. “TDCJ is dedicated to continuing to add ...

and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice continues to contend with a staffing shortage. County jails’ population is also increasing. As of February, their population was about 2.5% higher ...

Now 64, Saldívar has a petition for parole under review, according to Texas Department of Criminal Justice online records. On Sunday, she is up for parole for the very first time. According to a ...

Those agencies include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Department of Information Resources and four regional water authorities, which distribute water and operate key infrastructure ...

SB 1 includes $9.8 billion for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, an increase of 13% over last cycle, and nearly $1 billion to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. The bill includes $35.8 ...

In 2009, he was convicted of sexual assault of a child following an incident with a 14-year-old girl and was sentenced to 10 years of confinement in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison.

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The Department of Criminal Justice actively opposes the systemic racism, violence and human rights abuses that plague our nation. Read the full DEI statement. Criminal justice students examine the ...