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As Texas Prisons Move to Digitize Mail, Advocates Say Family Bonds Grow Weaker
Time via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA man writes letters to pen pals in prison, shown in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 12, 2011. Texas is...
Texas Death Row Inmate Has Execution Stayed Because Of State Expert's ‘False Testimony'
Oxygen via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe state of Texas has put the brakes on an inmate’s execution just two days before his scheduled...
When Texas jails issue tablets, it comes at cost for inmates and families
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoIn 2021, Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said that...
Appeals courts delays Texas execution set for this week
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn appeals court on Monday stayed this week’s execution of a death row inmate who had raised...
Texas Cops Labeled ‘Great Actors’ by Furious Uvalde Families
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHANDAN KHANNAThe chorus of families from the Uvalde shooting who are angry at a decision by...
Turning a NC prison into a trade school? A Charlotte nonprofit strives to be first to try
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA decade ago, one afternoon at the Brown Creek Correctional Institute, around a dozen children ran...
University of Texas psychiatrists work with Travis County to improve mental health in jails
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUniversity of Texas psychiatrists are working with Travis County to improve mental health services in jails and decrease the incarceration of people with mental health issues. In May, the Travis ...
Helping others recover from errors is how he kept vow to not let mom down again | Opinion
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 month agoTen years. That’s how long in prison Ruben Gaona received for his role in a drug ring that...
Norfolk DA touts incarceration rates, says Mass. a leader in 'innovative' alternatives
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMassachusetts continues to imprison fewer people than any other state – often by a substantial...
Texas court offers rehabilitation program to help military veterans
CBS News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA recent report revealed that as many as 1 in 3 veterans says they've been arrested at least once,...