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Subject of Richard Linklater film ‘Bernie’ seeks to bring AC to Texas prisoners in lawsuit
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoTiede, a 65-year-old inmate of the Estelle Unit in Huntsville, initially sued the Texas Department ...
Texas inmates are being ‘cooked to death’ in extreme heat, complaint alleges
The Weatherford Democrat· 21 hours agoApril signals the beginning of blistering heat for much of Texas. With another sweltering summer likely ahead, prison rights advocates ...
Advocates, man who inspired film 'Bernie' ask for air conditioning for him and other Texas inmates
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoA legal battle over a lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons is bringing together advocates on...
Man pleads guilty to murder of beloved Texas death row prison corrections officer in 2019
KHOU 11 Houston· 19 hours agoThe case went cold after a couple of years, but a new team of investigators was able to come in and...
Advocacy groups say Texas inmates are 'being cooked to death' in state prisons without air...
USA Today· 4 days agoTiede, 65, was transferred to an air-conditioned cell after a judge for...
WT Political Science, Criminal Justice Students Win $85K in Scholarships
The Prairie· 1 day agoMore than $85,000 in scholarships have been awarded to students in West Texas A&M University’s ...
Inmates forced to lie in toilet water to stay cool, suit says. ‘Third world conditions’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 days agoBernhardt Tiede filed the federal lawsuit against Bryan Collier, the executive director of the Texas...
Texas jails have an overcrowding issue. Is the state making it worse by delaying prison transfers? |...
Houston Public Media· 2 days agoIn the last few years, jail officials have reported understaffing problems, on top of ballooning...
Tyler Junior College hosting Criminal Justice Career Job Fair April 29
Jacksonville Daily Progress, Texas via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoTyler Junior College Criminal Justice Department is helping to fill law enforcement jobs across the state by hosting a Criminal ...
‘Cooked to death’: Civil rights advocates sue TDCJ over heat
KXAN via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAUSTIN (Nexstar) — A coalition of advocates and attorneys are suing the Texas Department of ...