Oklahoma Inmate Attempts Escape During Prison Transport
A viral video showed an inmate hanging out the back window of a prison transport van. Many thought it was fake, but The Oklahoma Department of Corrections confirmed it was real.
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Texas Lawmakers Want to Cool Down Its Hottest Prisons
A new Texas bill could mandate all prisons maintain indoor temperatures between 65–85°F to protect inmates from dangerous heat.
What’s Really Happening Inside Texas' Luther Unit Steel Plant
Inmates at Texas's Luther Unit learn welding, fabrication, and job skills at a stainless steel plant, offering hope and reducing recidivism.
Wichita Falls Woman Uses Bibles to Transport Illegal Substances into Texas Prisons
Just sending some bibles to the inmates, nothing to see here.
TDCJ Executive Director to Step Down After 40 Years
Major leadership change hits Texas prisons as longtime TDCJ head Bryan Collier announces 2025 retirement.
How Inmates at an Amarillo Prison Make Shoes Worn Across Texas
This Texas prison in Amarillo has a factory that makes this much needed product.
Texas Detainees Spell Out SOS With Their Bodies
Indefinite detention without trial? A federal judge intervenes as 31 Venezuelan men challenge the controversial Alien Enemies Act. What does this mean for civil liberties?
You'll Never Guess What's Made at this Dangerous Texas Prison
One of the most dangerous prisons in Texas manufactures this very useful product.
Oklahoma Inmates Working on Portrait of Jelly Roll for New Project
An artist is traveling across Oklahoma allowing incarcerated individuals to be a part of his new portrait that just so happens to be of Jelly Roll who spent some time behind bars himself.
Texas Doctor Sentenced to 190 Years For Endangering Lives By Tampering With I.V. Bags
A Dallas anesthesiologist who injected dangerous drugs into patient IV bags will be spending close to 2 centuries in prison.