The families of Jon Southards, Elizabeth Hagerty and John Skinner are suing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in ...

Vice Chair Tan Parker made the recommendation to include, as part of the long-term facilities and staffing plan, a phased plan to close facilities with persistent staffing challenges. According to the ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or TDCJ, will take control and staff two prisons in Central Texas later this year ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Wednesday that the agency implemented a statewide lockdown and search of all of its correctional facilities. ... TDCJ, Prison, Jail. Sign up for ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KBTX) - A TDCJ officer is facing charges for bringing contraband into a prison. Officials say Bryce Jefferson was caught with 12 cans of tobacco inside his jacket and uniform ...

NAVASOTA, Texas (KBTX) - The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says on January 9, an employee at the Luther Unit was arrested after bringing contraband items into the facility. TDCJ says Benson ...

AUSTIN — A new page on the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) website now tracks air conditioning construction projects at state jail facilities.According to the TDCJ, the mission of ...

Newly released sealed federal court records reveal inmates, civilians, and multiple Texas Department of Criminal Justice correctional officers connected to the Drug Trafficking Organization referre… ...

In 2023, the vacancy rate of prison guards across all Texas Department of Criminal Justice lockups was nearly 28%, with some facilities operating with a staggering 70% of unfilled positions ...

This directly impacts the safety of staff and inmates. This year, TDCJ has had 16 inmate-on-inmate homicides. It is believed that the majority of the incidents are tied back to illegal drugs. As a ...

news Texas. Texas jails, prisons on lockdown after spike in violence, mailed-in drugs, TDCJ says All 98 correctional facilities across Texas are under indefinite lockdown.

From 2001 to 2019, at least 271 deaths in Texas prisons were attributable to extreme heat in facilities without air conditioning, public health researchers found. By Express-News Editorial Board ...