Central Texas College graduates four students through its Prison Education Program

Central Texas College graduated four incarcerated students with Associate of Arts degrees through its prison education ...
Houston Public Media

Many Texas prisons are regularly topping 90 degrees. The state is about to defend itself in court

The Huntsville Unit, the state’s oldest prison in Texas dating to 1849, is shown here on Oct. 10, 2017. The state of Texas is defending its prison system against a lawsuit that says the lack of air ...
KVUE

Texas prisons to ban hardback books amid drug smuggling concerns

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) will soon prohibit hardback books and any books that appear clearly used from entering state facilities. The policy, set to take effect ...
Houston Public Media

Federal trial over air conditioning in Texas prisons set to start Monday

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune's daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The trial over insufficient air ...

Texas woman gets 6 years for mailing synthetic drug-laced Bibles to prisons

Authorities with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said a woman was sentenced to six years in prison for smuggling in ...
Houston Chronicle

Drug smuggling crisis sparks Texas prison book ban

Starting on April 1, all books sent to incarcerated individuals must be softcover and in new condition, according to a bulletin issued by TDCJ. Hardback books and used books will no longer be accepted ...