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Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel says
A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% ...
Former Texas prison officer pursues law degree after retirement
At 54 years old, Darren Wallace is in his second semester of law school at the University of North Texas at Dallas.
Texas Sunset Advisory Committee recommends state to close jails, prisons due to staff shortages
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - An oversight committee now wants the state to close jails and prisons amid staffing shortages. This ...
Texas rapper, sex offender South Park Mexican denied parole after 23 years
Houston-area rapper and convicted sex offender South Park Mexican (SPM) denied parole on January 13. He is next eligible for ...
Texas AG Ken Paxton Accused of Trying to Silence Death Row Inmate
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion which made it possible for death row inmate Robert Roberson not to be ...
Yolanda Saldívar, woman convicted of killing Selena Quintanilla, files for parole
Thirty years after the death of the Mexican American singer, Saldívar, 63, filed a petition for parole in Texas, according to ...
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice issues warrant for parolee
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued a warrant for the arrest of Juan Jose Solis, a parolee who failed to ...
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Texas prisons don’t have enough guards. Filling the gaps is costing the state money.
Texas prisons were so short-staffed in 2023, the state had to shuttle correctional officers to far-flung facilities where ...
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice appoints new Director of Emergency Management
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has announced the appointment of Gene Whitesides as the new Director of the Office ...