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Men in Texas prisons are now entering the fourth week of a hunger strike in Texas prisons. It’s part of a larger effort to reform the harsh conditions of solitary confinement.

An organizer alleged the prison was retaliating by interfering with the inmates' attempts to contact the outside world.

Hundreds of prisoners may participate in the protest beginning Tuesday, the first day of the state’s legislative session. Texas often keeps prisoners in solitary confinement for years or decades.

The decision effectively sends Griner to serve out her nine-year term in a Russian prison colony, even as the U.S. and Russia appear set to reengage in talks for a possible prisoner swap.

The number of deaths by firearm have nearly doubled in the past 10 years and accounted for 75% of the homicides reported in 2021, according to the Texas Council on Family Violence.

Criminal justice advocates say a plan to move inmates from the Tarrant County jail to a private prison doesn’t address the root cause of overcrowding.

Texas, the largest state to restrict abortions, now has three significant bans on the books, setting up a potential legal minefield.

Texas heat has killed prisoners and cost the state millions in wrongful death and civil rights lawsuits. Prison rights advocates hope a budget surplus next year will finally push lawmakers to invest in air conditioning.

The research from Texas A&M University shows how many incarcerated individuals and staff are suffering from heat-related illnesses and death.

The review came after Gonzalo Lopez escaped on May 12 and eventually killed five people.

The review comes after Gonzalo Lopez escaped from a prison bus last month. Authorities say he killed a family of five before they found and killed him.

In the span of six months, two men held at Texas prisons have been killed in fires. The cost of upgrading fire alarms systemwide is $55 million.