Texas should shutter underused prisons, jails amid guard shortage
The Texas Legislature should give great weight to a series of recommendations aimed at improving the Texas Department of ...
Houston Chronicle22d
How Texas prisons are spending millions on a 'dangerous' staffing crisis as population soars
Texas prisons were so short staffed in 2023 the state spent more than $111,000 on rental cars for correctional officers to drive to far-flung rural facilities to cover temporary shifts that couldn ...
The Texas Tribune15d
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% ...
MyTexasDaily7d
Texas Department of Criminal Justice appoints new deputy division directors
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has announced the appointment of Daniel Dickerson and L.E. Townsend as deputy ...
Escaped Hamilton inmate recaptured in Texas
The Alabama Department of Corrections has issued a missing inmate report from Hamilton.ADOC says 25-year-old Anthony Pierson ...
The Huntsville Item6d
TDCJ Breaks Ground on New State-of-the-Art Training Facility
On Jan. 23, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) officially broke ground on the highly anticipated, 64,000 square ...
MyTexasDaily6d
Texas Department of Criminal Justice breaks ground on new training facility in Huntsville
Members of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, along with agency officials, officers, and staff, gathered for a ...