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GOP leaders say stricter policies are needed to curb rising crime rates.
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Men at Gib Lewis Unit in East Texas are at times put in holding cells for days
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Men in Texas prisons are now entering the fourth week of a hunger strike in Texas prisons. It’s part of a larger effort to reform the harsh conditions of solitary confinement.
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Three paces one direction and then three paces back, prisoners describe their lives in Texas prisons and why they want changes.
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An organizer alleged the prison was retaliating by interfering with the inmates' attempts to contact the outside world.
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The latest infusion was among $874.6 million in “emergency” budget transfers requested by the Texas Legislative Budget Board, which is composed of GOP state leaders and budget writers.
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The research from Texas A&M University shows how many incarcerated individuals and staff are suffering from heat-related illnesses and death.
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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.
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Texas has seen more inmates die of COVID-19 than any other state in the country.
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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...