Currently, TDCJ has 35 fully air-conditioned units and 53 partially air-conditioned units. Extreme heat in Texas prisons has already caused several deaths. In a 2022 study, researchers found that ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Staff with the Texas ... Court documents filed this week state that TDCJ investigators who focused on the Mark W. Stiles Unit in Beaumont in 2022 found prison staff "recreated ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has responded to a reported lack of water at the George Beto Unit state prison in Tennessee Colony near Palestine. Visit this article to learn more: <a href=" ...

This comes after a day after TDCJ spokesperson Hannah Haney confirmed that the prison, located in Anderson County, has been working to repair low water pressure.

A map from AccuWeather shows where in Texas could face a higher risk of direct impacts from hurricanes this coming season. A map from AccuWeather shows where in Texas could face a higher risk of ...

FILE – An inmate works outdoors during the hot summer outside a Texas prison unit in Huntsville ... On Thursday, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said it has asked lawmakers for $ ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Governor Greg Abbott has announced the launch of an online interactive map by the Texas Department of State Health Services to help Texans locate Naloxone (NARCAN).

At least eight state agencies have started returning employees to the office or plan to start returning employees on Monday.