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West Texas private prison to shut down after Tarrant County ends contract to outsource prisoners
The Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility failed a state safety inspection last year. Even though it passed a reinspection, ...
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Texas Counties are Resorting to Teenagers to Solve Prison and Jail Guard Shortages
Smith County and Randall County officials have partnered with local high schools to house training programs that allows ...
Texas’ prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from extreme indoor heat, critics say
About 25% of Texas’ correctional officer positions are unfilled. Inmates say the shortages make it harder for them to get ...
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Shortage of Texas prison guards makes it harder for inmates to cool down in overheated prisons, critics say
TEXAS, USA — This story was first published on the Texas Tribune and can be viewed here. The day before Patrick Womack was found face-down and unresponsive in a hot prison cell in August 2023 ...
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Texas Man Who Kidnapped 15-Year-Old Sale Creek Girl Gets Prison Time
A 32-year-old Texas man who was charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old Sale Creek girl and driving her to a hotel in Meridian, ...
Texas man sentenced to 40 months in prison for kicking cat like a 'football field goal'
A Beaumont man has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for animal crushing after kicking a cat in a video posted on ...
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Texas’ prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from extreme indoor heat, critics say
But current and former prisoners, advocates and a former guard claim the prison system isn’t following through on those promises. In hearing testimony, documents and interviews with The Texas ...
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Texas’ prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from extreme indoor heat, critics say
But current and former prisoners, advocates and a former guard claim the prison system isn’t following through on those promises. In hearing testimony, documents and interviews with The Texas ...
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Gang member sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing 5 in Houston murder spree
"I'm not scared of you," a mother said in a statement to her son's killer. Even though the mother blames Christian Cavazos for her pain, she wanted him to know she still has her power.