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Garza County leaders have invested millions of dollars into the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility, hoping it will bring them a contract.

Last year, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice opened a new prison focused on rehabilitation. One reentry program the prison offers to male inmates ... is back on the search for a full ...

Carlos Jose Ayala Morales, the man accused of groping a little girl in Woodland Heights, got out of prison last year but was ...

An intensive manhunt continued Friday morning across the Brazos Valley after an inmate escaped custody at the hospital in Bellville. Salvador Saucedo was in the custody of the Waller County Sheriff’s ...

By Luke Jones Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KVIA) — The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says it would have made sure a convicted child predator registered as a sex offender had ...

WICHITA COUNTY (KFDX/KJTL)— In the last two weeks, multiple inmate deaths have occurred at the James ... We did receive confirmation from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice that some Allred ...

Morgan is one of 30 women who graduated last week from STRIVE, a highly selective, 12-week reentry program the Texas Department of Criminal Justice launched in 2019 ... an additional $404.5 million to ...

On Tuesday, the Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) announced it's expanding a program that lets inmates appear in court virtually without leaving prison. Officials say it saves money on inmate ...

The report found that low staffing figures put both prison staff and inmates at risk. In response, the commission is asking that the TDCJ “identify root causes of turnover” and improve ...