Texas prisons

While many Texas prisons are understaffed, some dangerously so, the emptied-out Briscoe Unit in Dilley is in "maintenance mode" as officials scramble to implement the governor's plan to increase the state's role in border enforcement.

Texas has seen more inmates die of COVID-19 than any other state in the country.

From Texas Standard : The pandemic has had an outsized affect on Texas prisons. Almost 4,000 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19, and 43 people in...

Texas is spending $45 million on 300,000 new coronavirus tests to largely be used in the infected state prison system, according to a Texas Department of…

Jeffery Gerritt's series, called "Death Without Conviction," started with a look into a local woman's death. It ended up shedding light on Texas' system of review for deaths in county jails.

From Texas Standard : The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Wednesday that it's locking down 15 prisons in response to the coronavirus...

From Texas Standard : Soon, Texas will close two adult state prisons. Eight other prisons have closed over the last several years, due to declining...

In 2018, after a years-long lawsuit, the state of Texas installed air-conditioning at the Wallace Pack prison southeast of College Station, as part of a…

From Texas Standard: For Texas inmates who've been denied dentures by the state, a reprieve may now come thanks to 3D printing . This comes after an...

From Texas Standard . A woman who once oversaw the youthful offenders program at a Texas prison in Brazoria alleges that “a culture of cover-up” exists...