Having an Afro or dreadlocks can mean solitary confinement. Meanwhile, going with mandated hairstyles may be life-threatening ...

Moises Mendoza appealed to the Supreme Court on Friday asking for a stay of his execution and for the court to review a ...

A Texas man was executed on Wednesday in connection to the 2004 murder of a young mother who was found strangled, stabbed and ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge’s rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ordering a fix before summer in what has become of one the country’s ...

Here’s what to know about the Texas Seven, including their escape from a South Texas prison, subsequent crime spree and ...

Full Story By Pavan Acharya Updated: Jan. 15, 2025 A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% staff turnover rate.

FILE – An inmate works outdoors during the hot summer outside a Texas prison unit in Huntsville ... while some would set fires so that guards would be forced to hose down cells.

TDCJ did not comment on the toilet situation ... showering for three days straight and that bottled water was reaching guards but not all of the inmates. Another tip said they contacted state ...

A final meal represents the last bit of power the world's worst killers will ever wield - and invites wild combinations, ...

Judge needs more time to decide Here’s what to know about the Texas Seven, including their escape from a South Texas prison ... civilian employees and prison guards, stole the guards’ uniforms ...