Texas inmate killed by cellmate during a statewide prison ...
Sep 21, 2023 · Billy Chemirmir, who was accused of killing 22 elderly women and one man in North Texas, was found dead in his cell Tuesday after investigators say he was killed by his cellmate, Texas Department...
Texas prisons without A/C “living hell” for ... - The Texas Tribune
Aug 24, 2022 · 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...
Texas prison ‘staffing crisis’ harms public safety, lawmakers say
4 days ago · Updated: Nov 8, 2024 / 06:37 PM CST. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s staffing shortages harm the safety of staff, inmates, and the public, state lawmakers found ...
The severe beating of a Texas inmate underscores staffing and ... - NPR
Nov 8, 2023 · Thirteen guards from a North Texas prison were fired or resigned after a brutal beating in September left an inmate in a coma, likely for the rest of his life.
Texas prison system’s staffing crisis and ... - Associated Press News
Oct 2, 2024 · Texas’ sprawling prison and criminal justice system is facing a dangerous staffing crisis that puts inmates and staff at risk — and it could soon run out of room to house the projected number of incarcerated people, according to the state commission that reviews the performance of Texas agencies.
An unlocked cell, a dangerous inmate and an assault fuel ...
Feb 16, 2024 · Thirteen guards from a Texas prison have been fired or resigned after the beating of an inmate that left him hospitalized — likely for the rest of his life. Several eyewitnesses along with former staff said staffing and training issues are leading to more violence.
Texas prison lockdown over drug murders renews worries about …
Sep 6, 2023 · HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas prison system’s 100 units have been placed on a statewide lockdown due to a series of drug-related inmate homicides, officials announced on Wednesday. But the lockdown is worrying advocates for inmates who say the order could endanger the lives of many prisoners during an unrelenting summer heat wave.
Families and former inmates plead for help in uncooled Texas prisons ...
Jul 18, 2023 · The brutal heat inside Texas’ uncooled prisons has killed prisoners, sickened guards and cost the state millions of taxpayer dollars in wrongful death and civil rights lawsuits.
Inmates are dying in Texas prisons, but the state seldom …
Jul 1, 2023 · But family members, prison rights advocates and some lawmakers blame the deaths on the brutal heat inside Texas prisons — and the state’s unwillingness to address it. More than two-thirds of Texas’ 100 prisons don’t have air conditioning in most living areas.
Federal prisons remain locked down from coast to coast after …
Feb 1, 2022 · A nationwide lockdown of the federal prison system remained in effect Tuesday after two inmates were killed Monday during a gang fight at a penitentiary in Texas, officials said.