Three families, whose relatives died while in Texas prisons during a summer heat wave, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in US District Court Thursday against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or ...

Texas’ prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from extreme indoor heat, critics say About 25% of Texas’ correctional officer positions are unfilled.

Since a heat wave gripped Texas, at least nine inmates, including two men in their 30s, have died of heart attacks or unknown causes in prisons lacking air conditioning. It’s been 11 years since ...

Advocates for inmates asked a judge to declare the Texas prison policy unconstitutional and require that prisons be kept under 85 degrees Fahrenheit.

Simmons was incarcerated in Texas prisons from 2011 until 2021 and now leads the Lioness Justice Impacted Women’s Alliance, a nonprofit organization that advocates for inmates.

Fire broke out Friday morning at a state prison in Texas, forcing more than 650 inmates to evacuate but injuring no one, an official said. The fire, the cause of which isn’t yet known, appeared ...

Last year, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice opened a new prison focused on rehabilitation. One reentry program the prison offers to male inmates is modeled off of STRIVE.

Texas locked down all state jails and prisons Wednesday in response to growing cases of contraband and drug-related homicides. Pictured here is the O.B. Ellis Unit, a state prison in Huntsville.

Nearly 500 Texas prison inmates suffer from flawed punitive housing system, lawsuit says. The federal suit originated in 2021 with plaintiffs including Curtis Allen Gambill representing themselves.

About 25% of Texas’ correctional officer positions are unfilled. Inmates say the shortages make it harder for them to get respite during hot summer months.