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

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 ...

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

Police said Robinson is a convicted sex offender who was released from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in August. His prior convictions include the sexual assault of a 55-year-old woman ...

David Leonard Wood, known as the "Desert Killer," is scheduled to be executed on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Huntsville Unit prison in Livingston ...

A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson said the agency had no comment on Holberg’s case. Holberg is currently being held at the Patrick L. O’Daniel Unit, a Gatesville prison that ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson said the agency had no comment on Holberg's case. Holberg is currently being held at the Patrick L. O'Daniel Unit, a Gatesville prison that ...

From 2011 through Feb. 28, 2025, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) provided DPS with information on more than 33,000 illegal foreign nationals identified by DHS while incarcerated. Among ...