Texas prisons face severe staffing shortage. | The Texas Tribune
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Currently, 66% of Texas prison beds are not in air-conditioned areas. ... The Texas Tribune Festival, brings Texans closer to politics, policy and the day’s news from Texas and beyond. On Sept ...
Texas inmate killed by cellmate during a statewide prison lockdown
WEBSep 21, 2023 · Billy Chemirmir, who was accused of killing 22 elderly women and one man in North Texas, was found dead in his cell Tuesday after investigators say he was killed by his cellmate, Texas Department...
Texas prisons without A/C “living hell” for ... - The Texas Tribune
WEBAug 24, 2022 · Texas heat has killed prisoners and cost the state millions in wrongful death and civil rights lawsuits. Prison rights advocates hope a budget surplus next year will finally push lawmakers to...
Prison Guard Shortfall Makes It Harder for Inmates to Get …
WEBAbout 24% of the 24,112 correctional officer positions in Texas prisons are vacant, Hernandez said. The agency is amping up its recruitment and retention efforts, holding job fairs across the ...
The severe beating of a Texas inmate underscores staffing and ... - NPR
WEBNov 8, 2023 · Thirteen guards from a North Texas prison were fired or resigned after a brutal beating in September left an inmate in a coma, likely for the rest of his life.
An unlocked cell, a dangerous inmate and an assault fuel ... - TPR
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · 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 …
Federal prisons remain locked down from coast to coast after …
WEBFeb 1, 2022 · A nationwide lockdown of the federal prison system remained in effect Tuesday after two inmates were killed Monday during a gang fight at a penitentiary in Texas, officials said.
Surviving the Texas Heat in Prisons Without Air-Conditioning
WEBJun 29, 2023 · The weekslong June heat wave scorching Texas has been particularly brutal and dangerous inside the state’s sprawling prison system, where a majority of those incarcerated, and the guards who...
Inmates are dying in Texas prisons, but the state seldom …
WEBJul 1, 2023 · But family members, prison rights advocates and some lawmakers blame the deaths on the brutal heat inside Texas prisons — and the state’s unwillingness to address it. More than two-thirds of Texas’ 100 prisons don’t have air …
Fire at a Texas prison forces inmates to ... - Associated Press News
WEBAug 25, 2023 · Fire broke out Friday morning at a state prison in Texas, forcing more than 650 inmates to evacuate but injuring no one, an official said. The prison is where condemned inmates are executed, but the death chamber was not affected.
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