The Texas Department of Criminal Justice transferred at least 128 COVID-19 positive inmates to two units in Brazoria County without warning local officials, a move that has angered both County Judge ...

Hurricane Harvey and a federal lawsuit are prompting shake-ups at four Texas prison facilities this week. About 3,300 inmates began transfers to other prisons on Thursday morning — a musical chairs ...

ROSHARON, Tex. -- When the deputies of the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Department came for James Rodgers Sr. one morning seven years ago, he didn't bolt for the back door of his home, or try to hide.

A federal judge has ruled that 600 inmates evacuated during Hurricane Harvey to the largely-vacant Wallace Pack Unit must be immediately protected from dangerous indoor heat at the facility. They ...

Thanks to Hurricane Harvey, about 600 more Texas prisoners are set to get a break from the sweltering Texas heat. The inmates had been evacuated from the flood-prone Stringfellow Unit ahead of the ...

It’s been a busy summer for prison bus drivers in Texas. First a federal court order prompted Texas prison officials to move vulnerable inmates at a geriatric unit into air-conditioned facilities, and ...

Thanks to Hurricane Harvey, about 600 more Texas prisoners are set to get a break from the sweltering Texas heat. The inmates had been evacuated from the flood-prone Stringfellow Unit ahead of the ...

Hurricane Harvey and a federal lawsuit are prompting shake-ups at four Texas prison facilities this week. About 3,300 inmates began transfers to other prisons on Thursday morning — a musical chairs ...