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When Quinton Cox assaulted Servando Dominguez the results were blood, terminations, and questions.
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The family of Correctional Officer Jovian Motley plan to protest at the prison where he died because they said the state has not provided answers to what happened.
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The state has battled to keep secret key documents related to an assault by prison guards that left a man in a coma.
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Jovian Motley worked a double shift that day. His mother said he should never have been in the cell where he died.
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Thirteen guards from a Texas prison have been fired or resigned after the beating of an inmate that left him hospitalized — likely for the rest of his life. Several eyewitnesses along with former staff said staffing and training issues are leading to more violence. TDCJ denied the incident was due to staffing or training.
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Kiheem Grant attacked a guard, according to prison officials and was subsequently beaten so bad he has yet to wake up. His mother wants to know why. Thirteen were fired or resigned in the aftermath.
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Prison book programs have been sending free books to Texas prisons for years, but recently, they've been told they're no longer allowed to under a Texas Department of Criminal Justice policy they say they've never heard of before.
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said its officers used excessive force and have asked the Inspector General to criminally investigate a Sept. 5 incident that saw 13 guards terminated or resign and an inmate still in hospital more than two weeks later.
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The department is conducting comprehensive searches for contraband in response to a rise in violence connected to illegal drug activity. The lockdown will be lifted as searches are completed.
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Texas sees prisoner deaths spike as congressman calls for investigation of 'cruel and unusual' punishments.