Shortage of Texas prison guards makes it harder for inmates to cool down in overheated prisons, critics say. About 25% of Texas’ correctional officer positions are unfilled.

Texas’ prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from extreme indoor heat, critics say. About 25% of Texas’ correctional officer positions are unfilled.

TDCJ is currently fighting TPR to keep the disciplinary records of guards involved private. TDCJ says it began moving away from use of force plans to behavioral intervention plans last year.

news Crime. Texas prison inmates swelter amid persistent guard staffing shortages, critics say State fighting effort to require air conditioning at all of its prisons.

Those were prisons and jails operating with 60% or less of the needed guards. At some lockups, TDCJ temporarily transports guards from other facilities, an expensive stopgap measure, the staff ...

TDCJ’s staffing crisis has put both inmates and staff at risk, the report found. Forty percent of respondents to a correctional staff survey said they feel unsafe in prison.

A prison guard says she was forced to stay at her post during labor pains. ... sued TDCJ and three of Issa’s supervisors — Brandy Hooper, Desmond Thompson and Alonzo Hammond.

texas prison staffing crisis TDCJ’s staffing crisis has put both inmates and staff at risk, the report found. Forty percent of respondents to a correctional staff survey said they feel unsafe in ...

TDCJ was unable to confirm the details of two guards’ termination with the information we were able to provide. In response to fact-checking questions about investigations, TDCJ’s PREA Ombudsman did ...

Texas Department of Criminal Justice William G. McConnell Unit at Chase ... Some prisons are operating with up to 70% of prison guard positions unfilled and the turnover rate among all Texas ...

Texas Prison System’s Staffing Crisis and Outdated Technology Endanger Guards and Inmates Texas’ sprawling prison and criminal justice system is facing a dangerous staffing crisis that puts ...