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Harris, Tarrant and Bexar counties say their local jails are backed up with convicted state prisoners. The state says it's following the law.
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By one measure, about a third of all prisoners will be considered geriatric by 2030. Prison systems are grappling with how to care for their elderly prisoners — and how to pay for it.
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A proposed Bureau of Prisons rule would put the majority of money sent to an incarcerated person from outside toward restitution or other fines.
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From Texas Standard : Soon, Texas will close two adult state prisons. Eight other prisons have closed over the last several years, due to declining...
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From Texas Standard: Texas has long had a “tough on crime” reputation, and the numbers back that up. Texas is seventh in the nation when it comes to its...
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From Texas Standard . Christopher Scott was sentenced to life in prison in 1997 for capital murder. He spent more than a dozen years behind bars before...
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From Texas Standard . The Dallas Morning News conducted an investigation this summer about what happens to kids after a mother’s arrest. In the process,...
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From Texas Standard: In the first months of his administration, President Donald Trump has made good on a campaign promise: to tighten immigration...
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ROSHARON — Just 30 miles south of the urban epicenter of Houston, the scene around one of Texas’ oldest maximum-security prisons has a much more rustic...
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From Texas Standard : Bill Pope knows a thing or two about prison phones. He’s the president of NCIC , a service provider for phones in Texas detention...