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Advocacy groups say physical mail is an important part of contact between those behind bars and the outside world.
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Prison researchers were shocked to learn that women were issued a thick white gown instead of the two-piece uniform that men are issued. Now, inmates said they are receiving those two-piece uniforms too.
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The lawsuit filed Thursday wants to end the practice of automatically holding death row inmates in solitary confinement.
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Hundreds of prisoners may participate in the protest beginning Tuesday, the first day of the state’s legislative session. Texas often keeps prisoners in solitary confinement for years or decades.
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Texas heat has killed prisoners and cost the state millions in wrongful death and civil rights lawsuits. Prison rights advocates hope a budget surplus next year will finally push lawmakers to invest in air conditioning.
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Texas phased out the use of solitary confinement as punishment for prisoners this month, but it still plans to keep thousands alone in cells. Texas...
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Five stories that have North Texas talking: State prisons are swelling with older, illness-prone inmates; The Pope will be visible from the El Paso border…