Texas prison system plagued by staffing shortages - The Texas …
WEB1 day ago · A new state report says the prison population will outgrow capacity by the end of next year.
Report: ‘Staffing crisis’ in Texas prisons makes staff, inmates and ...
WEB22 hours ago · Texas Report: ‘Staffing crisis’ in Texas prisons makes staff, inmates and public less safe The Sunset Advisory Commission believes the agency that spent nearly $4 billion last year has system ...
Texas prison system’s staffing crisis and ... - Associated Press News
WEB14 hours ago · Texas’ sprawling prison and criminal justice system is facing a dangerous staffing crisis that puts inmates and staff at risk — and it could soon run out of room to house the projected number of incarcerated people, according to the state commission that reviews the performance of Texas agencies.
Texas Prison System’s Staffing Crisis and Outdated Technology …
WEB13 hours ago · A new report says the sprawling prison and criminal justice system in Texas is facing a dangerous staffing crisis that puts inmates and staff at risk
Texas inmate killed by cellmate during a statewide prison lockdown
WEBSep 21, 2023 · Billy Chemirmir, who was accused of killing 22 elderly women and one man in North Texas, was found dead in his cell Tuesday after investigators say he was killed by his cellmate, Texas Department...
The severe beating of a Texas inmate underscores staffing and ... - NPR
WEBNov 8, 2023 · Thirteen guards from a North Texas prison were fired or resigned after a brutal beating in September left an inmate in a coma, likely for the rest of his life. We're going to tell you about...
Texas prison lockdown over drug murders renews worries about …
WEBSep 6, 2023 · Officials say the Texas prison system’s 100 units has been placed on a statewide lockdown due to a series of drug-related inmate homicides. But the lockdown, announced Wednesday, Sept. 6, is worrying advocates for inmates who say the order could endanger the lives of many prisoners during an unrelenting summer heat wave.
Families and former inmates plead for help in uncooled Texas prisons ...
WEBJul 18, 2023 · The brutal heat inside Texas’ uncooled prisons has killed prisoners, sickened guards and cost the state millions of taxpayer dollars in wrongful death and civil rights lawsuits.
Federal prisons remain locked down from coast to coast after ... - NBC News
WEBFeb 1, 2022 · A nationwide lockdown of the federal prison system remained in effect Tuesday after two inmates were killed Monday during a gang fight at a penitentiary in Texas, officials said.
Texas prison inmates swelter amid persistent guard staffing …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Texas inmates and nonprofit groups are suing the state over the blistering heat inside its prisons, asking an Austin judge to declare the conditions unconstitutional and require Texas to keep...