The five bills that would require complete air conditioning in state prisons haven’t had a hearing yet, and the money set for ...

About 85,000 Texas prison inmates reside in facilities that do not have air conditioning in most living areas. During the ...

The background: About 85,000 Texas prison inmates reside in facilities that do not have air conditioning in most living areas. During the summer, high temperatures can create dangerous conditions ...

A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to ...

About 85,000 Texas prison inmates reside in facilities that do not have air conditioning in most living areas. During the summer, high temperatures can create dangerous conditions that have been ...

A years-long fight over the temperature inside Texas prisons has entered a new phase. In a landmark ruling issued on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ruled that keeping inmates in ...

Lawmakers are pursuing legislative changes that would keep more people locked up in overcrowded county jails while awaiting ...

Supporters of the union, which represents 30,000 prison employees, fear the move will worsen an ongoing staffing crisis.

Prosecutors say the investigator whose photo Young Thug reposted is currently a witness in a “multi-defendant gang murder” case. The judge explicitly said during a hearing that the investigator was ...

The U.S. Border Patrol says it welcomes the arrival of Army armored vehicles and their technology as a 'force multiplier' along the border with Mexico.

Texas state prisons incarcerate more than 4,500 people in two-person cells the size of a parking space for nearly 24 hours a ...