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Six months after the Texas death chamber held its latest execution, Barney Ronald Fuller Jr. is set to die Wednesday for the 2003 shooting deaths of his…
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Three groups filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and its executive director, Brad Livingston, alleging…
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HOUSTON — At the “pregnancy tank” at the Harris County Jail, asking a female inmate “How much longer do you have?” can get a puzzled look in response. She…
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Last year, lawmakers approved and Gov.Rick Perry signed a bill that requires adetailed review of the use of solitary confinement in Texas prisons.Four…
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The State of Texas executed 48 year-old Carl Blue Thursday night. He was put to death for killing his former girlfriend in 1994.Blue was convicted of…
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Fewer Texas ex-convicts are returning to prison, according to a report released today by the National Reentry Resource Center.The report tracked…
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A local coalition that helps people transition from life in prison to the outside is now looking for ex-offenders to serve on an advisory committee.The…
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Some Texas prisons will soon be equipped with technology that blocks most cell phone calls.Inmates are not supposed to have cell phones. But officials at…
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AM Update: Hearing on Women's Health Program, Lawmakers to Discuss Texas Prisons, New Rules for CDLsIt's back to work today for many after a long Labor Day weekend. Expect another day in the triple digits.Public Invited to Comment on Texas Women’s Health…
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Texas will join a handful of states that use a single drug in lethal injections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Tuesday. "Implementing…