AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - According to officials with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, a contraband investigation led to the arrest not only nine TDCJ inmates, but also of seven TDCJ officers ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said an inmate who escaped from the Huntsville Unit early Sunday morning has been taken back into custody in Calallen, which is west of ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is at a critical point, according to the latest state review of the agency. The Sunset Advisory Commission’s staff review of TDCJ ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said an inmate who escaped from its Huntsville unit on Sunday is back in custody, according to a TDCJ social media post. Jesus Villareal, 39, ...

GATESVILLE, Texas (KWTX) - The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is welcoming people inside the correctional facilities in Gatesville through its new Citizens’ Academy Program. “It’s really just a ...

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 ...

Multiple Texas prisons are almost impossible to staff, and the agency responsible for more than 100,000 inmates currently isn't set up to address it. That and other critiques were levied against the ...

First, Christopher Wade Pleasant of Longview, who is serving time in TDCJ for the murder of Victorria Jasmine Sam in 2016. He now is also charged with organized criminal activity, bribery/money ...