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Texas’ highest criminal court orders new trial for death row inmate over judge's alleged antisemitic bias
Halprin, 47, was among the group of inmates known as the "Texas 7," who escaped from a South Texas prison in December 2000 ...
Stiles Unit inmate serving child sex assault sentence found unresponsive, dies on Wednesday
Jake Kidd, who was convicted in Tarrant County before being sent to prison in 2022, was found unresponsive at the Stiles Unit ...
Texas prison ‘staffing crisis’ harms public safety, lawmakers say
A large inmate population and a changing workforce have created a “staffing crisis” that makes it “almost impossible” to ...
Texas prisoners, including death row inmates, may be able to vote under little-known elections law
Texas elections law says state prison inmates who are appealing their convictions are eligible to register. Many lawyers and ...
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Texas prison inmates could restore Upshur County courthouse furniture
Upshur County commissioners on Thursday discussed using Texas Correctional Industries to restore furniture in the county’s historical courthouse, which is undergoing a $15 million restoration. The pro ...
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Texas prison ‘staffing crisis’ harms public safety, lawmakers say
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s staffing shortages harm the safety of staff, inmates, and the public, state lawmakers found in a new report, as the nation’s largest state prison ...
'Tiger King' Joe Exotic plans to marry fellow inmate in prison, hopes they 'can walk out‘ together
"Tiger King" star Joe Exotic announced he is engaged to fellow prison inmate Jorge Marquez. The two plan to marry in prison, ...
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Texas prison 'staffing crisis' harms public safety, lawmakers say
People using Austin toll roads are going to be billed through the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA), according to a news release from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).