A group of Texas death row inmates are suing the state's prison system over its mandatory and indefinite solitary confinement rules for those awaiting execution.

On death row, men are shut alone in small cells between 22 and 24 hours a day, often violating the state’s own policies on how often they are let out, the lawsuit says.

Texas is not alone in automatically confining death row inmates in isolation. As of 2021, 12 states also practiced automatic solitary confinement for death row prisoners.

On death row, men are shut alone in small cells between 22 and 24 hours a day, often violating the state’s own policies on how often they are let out, the lawsuit says. On good days, they get to ...

Inmates at the Polunsky Death Row Unit regularly go weeks without adequate out-of-cell recreational time, the lawsuit alleges. The facility is supposed to adhere to the Death Row Plan adopted by ...

A group of death row inmates filed a federal lawsuit against the Texas prison system over its policy of mandatory and indefinite solitary confinement for all prisoners who are awaiting execution.

HOUSTON – A group of death row inmates filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Texas prison system over its policy of mandatory and indefinite solitary confinement for all prisoners who are ...

Male death-row inmates are suing the state of Texas for keeping them in solitary confinement. The lawsuit seeks to have long-term solitary confinement declared unconstitutional.