Texas prisons

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...

From Texas Standard: Stephanie Garcia is a high school student. She’s also a 24-year-old inmate at the Lockhart Correctional Facility, a minimum...