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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.
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An organizer alleged the prison was retaliating by interfering with the inmates' attempts to contact the outside world.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Texas, the largest state to restrict abortions, now has three significant bans on the books, setting up a potential legal minefield.
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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.
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The research from Texas A&M University shows how many incarcerated individuals and staff are suffering from heat-related illnesses and death.
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The review came after Gonzalo Lopez escaped on May 12 and eventually killed five people.
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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.
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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.