Yahoo: Texas prisons cut off access to thousands of donated books, citing drug smuggling
Texas prisons now restrict donated books over drug smuggling concerns, prompting warnings from advocates about reduced inmate access to reading materials.
Texas prisons cut off access to thousands of donated books, citing drug smuggling
Still, it’s clear, Gatesville is a pretty rough place to be. A few days after our trip, in a letter received at John Whitmire’s office, new mother and alcoholic inmate Katherine Sanderlin writes ...
GATESVILLE, Texas (FOX 44) – Central Texas College graduated four incarcerated students with Associate of Arts degrees through its prison education program in partnership with the Texas Department of ...
A decision whether to mandate air conditioning inside Texas prisons is in the hands of a federal judge, as advocacy organizations try to force the state to address what they allege are dangerous, ...
Government Technology: How AI Can Help Address Safety and Rehabilitation in Prisons
America’s prisons are being asked to do the impossible: house and rehabilitate growing populations despite shrinking budgets and overburdened staff. Corrections officers currently spend more time than ...
NPR: ICE is reopening shuttered prisons as detention centers. Many have a troubled past
ICE is reopening shuttered prisons as detention centers. Many have a troubled past
With the understanding that any Ugandan, including high-profile government officials, could one day end up in prison, the Uganda Prisons Service has confirmed the existence of VIP holding rooms and ...
Credit: Photo By Jana Birchum In Texas, most female inmates — including the seven on death row — are housed in various low-slung prison units just outside the city of Gatesville, about 100 miles north ...