Lawyers for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice say the state's prisons have made strides in getting more air ...

Prisoners and nonprofit advocates await a decision from a federal judge after asking him to declare state prison conditions unconstitutional.

Texas prisons now restrict donated books over drug smuggling concerns, prompting warnings from advocates about reduced inmate ...

About 2,880 prisoners are housed at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit in Livingston. Only one housing area, where death row and administrative segregation inmates live, is air-conditioned. Credit: April ...

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune's daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The trial over insufficient air ...

In Texas, a long-forgotten series of prison albums offers a rare way to hear what incarceration sounded like decades ago. The albums were recorded by incarcerated musicians inside Texas prisons and ...

Read full article: Ecumenical Center urges communication, support after deadly school shooting in Comal County Two rounds of storms are possible this week and weekend ...

To cool the state’s entire prison system, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has said it would cost more than $1 billion. But so far, TDCJ has not asked the Legislature for the full funding, ...

The famous Texas burlesque dancer Candy Barr (born Juanita Dale Slusher) performs with a band of incarcerated musicians, including drummer Morgan White, at the 1967 Texas Prison Rodeo. Barr had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Texas Attorney General's Office is investigating the death of an inmate over the weekend at a state prison near Amarillo.

A Wichita Falls woman has been sentenced to six years in prison after admitting to smuggling K2 into Texas prisons.