Gatesville, Tx (FOX 44) – Because of problems with drugs being smuggled into prison, TDCJ is banning the sending of hardback books to inmates. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is implementing ...

A decision whether to mandate air conditioning inside Texas prisons is in the hands of a federal judge, as advocacy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hospital Galveston, which serves TDCJ inmates, is located on the University of Texas Medical Branch campus. (Jill Karnicki/Houston ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two female inmates said they were sexually assaulted by correctional officers in Galveston earlier this year, leading to an ...

AUSTIN, Texas — THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – To cool the state’s entire prison system, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has said it would cost more than $1 billion. But so far, TDCJ has not asked the ...