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- Federal Trial Mandating Air Conditioning for Texas State Prisons Set to Commence in Austin
Published: Mar 28, 2026
Section: Politics
A landmark federal trial begins Monday to determine if the lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment." While U.S. District Judge Robert Pi...
- Crucial Federal Trial Over Dangerous Heat and Lack of Air Conditioning in Texas Prisons Set to Begin in Austin
Published: Mar 28, 2026
Section: Politics
A landmark federal trial begins Monday to determine if the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's failure to air condition most of its facilities violates the U.S. Constitution. Wi...
- Texas Counties Face Millions In Legal Settlements As Jail Inmates Languish Past Scheduled Release Dates
Published: Mar 19, 2026
Section: US & Canada
A lack of state oversight has allowed Texas jails to hold inmates for weeks or months after their sentences conclude, a phenomenon known as post-conviction over-detention. Driven b...
- Texas Correctional Officer Arrested For Smuggling Tobacco Into Prison Using Burritos
Published: Mar 19, 2026
Section: Crime
James Byron Thibodeaux, 66, was arrested at the Bradshaw State Jail in Henderson, Texas, after investigators discovered he was using burritos to smuggle tobacco to an inmate. Thibo...