prison /tags/prison prison en-US Copyright Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:02:59 GMT New execution date requested for Robert Roberson /texas-news/2025-06-18/new-execution-date-requested-for-robert-roberson The Texas Attorney General's office has taken over the Roberson case from the Anderson County District Attorney and has requested Roberson be immediately added to the death row calendar. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:02:59 GMT /texas-news/2025-06-18/new-execution-date-requested-for-robert-roberson David Martin Davies Federal judge says heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional, does not order immediate A/C /news/2025-03-27/federal-judge-says-heat-in-texas-prisons-is-unconstitutional-does-not-order-immediate-a-c Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:00:10 GMT /news/2025-03-27/federal-judge-says-heat-in-texas-prisons-is-unconstitutional-does-not-order-immediate-a-c Lauren McGaughy Texas prison staff falsified records about temperatures behind bars, internal investigation finds /texas-news/2025-03-21/texas-prison-staff-falsified-records-about-temperatures-behind-bars-internal-investigation-finds The investigation was triggered by a federal judge, who questioned the state’s recordkeeping. Inmates are suing the state, alleging the heat inside the state’s dozens of un-air conditioned prisons is dangerous. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:13:05 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-21/texas-prison-staff-falsified-records-about-temperatures-behind-bars-internal-investigation-finds Lauren McGaughy GEO Group can’t receive a $4 million state tax refund, Texas Supreme Court rules /texas-news/2025-03-18/geo-group-private-prison-state-tax-refund-texas-supreme-court Private prison company GEO Group sued the state comptroller in 2017, arguing the company's purchases qualified for an exemption. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:02:00 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-18/geo-group-private-prison-state-tax-refund-texas-supreme-court Penelope Rivera A sisterhood of nuns is quietly emerging on Texas death row /texas-news/2025-02-13/a-sisterhood-of-nuns-is-quietly-emerging-on-texas-death-row Those housed in the O’Daniel Unit in Gatesville, including such names as Melissa Lucio, have had their lives touched by a particular Catholic order. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:06:20 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-13/a-sisterhood-of-nuns-is-quietly-emerging-on-texas-death-row Laura Rice | The Texas Standard New book explores the Fort Worth Narcotic Farm, a 20th century experiment in drug treatment /criminal-justice/2024-12-02/fort-worth-narcotic-farm The narcotic farm promised a more humane approach to drug treatment, but the reality was more complicated, Oklahoma State University professor Holly Karibo argues. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-12-02/fort-worth-narcotic-farm Miranda Suarez Private prison operator GEO Group wants $4M in Texas tax refunds, company tells state justices /criminal-justice/2024-10-30/geo-group-wants-tax-refund-texas-private-prisons GEO Group owns 11 private prisons across Texas, and the facilities at issue are mostly ICE detention centers. Its argument hinges on one word: instrumentality. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:18:31 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-10-30/geo-group-wants-tax-refund-texas-private-prisons Toluwani Osibamowo Texas reading program allows children to hear the voice of their incarcerated mother /arts-culture/2024-10-15/texas-reading-program-allows-children-to-hear-the-voice-of-their-incarcerated-mother Women’s Storybook Project brings “hope inside dark places.” Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-10-15/texas-reading-program-allows-children-to-hear-the-voice-of-their-incarcerated-mother LuLu Garnett | The Dallas Morning News Some convicted felons can actually vote from prison in Texas. Here's why /politics/2024-10-02/some-convicted-felons-can-actually-vote-from-prison-in-texas-heres-why Under a little-known Texas elections law, state prison inmates who are actively appealing their convictions are eligible to register and vote. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:38:01 GMT /politics/2024-10-02/some-convicted-felons-can-actually-vote-from-prison-in-texas-heres-why Lauren McGaughy Texas has paid nearly $100M to exonerees since 2009. More than half of that is Dallas County /criminal-justice/2024-10-02/dallas-county-district-attorney-texas-exoneree-compensation-international-wrongful-conviction-day Texas has paid more than $50 million to compensate people wrongfully convicted of crimes in Dallas County. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-10-02/dallas-county-district-attorney-texas-exoneree-compensation-international-wrongful-conviction-day Toluwani Osibamowo