A bill that passed the state legislature and has been sent to the governor does not give “full authority” to law enforcement ...

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Director Bryan Collier is implored ... from multiple causes in 2023 and admitted that prison guards, staff members and inmates continue to fall ill from ...

Employees from at least one Texas prison falsified temperature logs that officials are required to use to decide when extreme heat poses risks to inmates and guards, according to Austin public ...

In the same month, word spread that a second guard was also fired for sexual misconduct. This isn’t just a few rotten apples in one facility. In 2023, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TCDJ) ...

In 2023, the vacancy rate of prison guards across all Texas Department of Criminal Justice lockups was nearly 28%, with some facilities operating with a staggering 70% of unfilled positions.

A guard was stationed outside of their cells ... and journalist with two decades of bylines dedicated to the Texas prison system, I knew the system was antiquated and inhumane, but this shocked ...

Some prisons are operating with up to 70% of prison guard positions unfilled and the turnover rate among all Texas Department of Criminal Justice staff is 26%. The staffing challenges come as ...

Texas Prison System’s Staffing Crisis and Outdated Technology Endanger Guards and Inmates Texas’ sprawling prison and criminal justice system is facing a dangerous staffing crisis that puts ...

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Some prisons are operating with up to 70% of prison guard positions unfilled and the turnover rate among all Texas Department of Criminal Justice staff is 26%. The staffing challenges come as the ...