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It began as a civil action, a handwritten petition filed against the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) in 1972 by inmate David Resendez Ruíz alleging that the conditions of his incarceration, such as overcrowding, lack of access to health care, and abusive security practices, were a violation of his constitutional rights. [1]
A new report put out by the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin details the impact of Texas's failure in particular to address the coronavirus crisis ...
In March 2011, Rhinehart sued, asking the court to compel doctors with Prison Health Services — the private company that then provided medical care to Michigan prisons and later merged with ...
It does not include federal prisons or county jails, nor does it include the North Texas State Hospital; though the facility houses those classified as "criminally insane" (such as Andrea Yates) the facility is under the supervision of the Texas Department of State Health Services. Facilities listed are for males unless otherwise stated.
Last month, nine inmates died in Texas prisons, of which two-thirds don't have AC. Advocates called on the governor and Senate to fix that on Tuesday. Last month, nine inmates died in Texas ...
Alfred D. Hughes Unit is a prison for men of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located in Gatesville, Texas. The prison is named after Al Hughes who served as a chairperson on the Texas Board of Corrections from 1985 to 1989. The 390 acres (160 ha) facility is located along Farm to Market Road 929, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Texas Loop ...
People in Texas prisons have already paid a high price for the failures of the state –more than 355 incarcerated people have died of COVID-19. Opinion: Texas should end medical copays in its prisons
Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or Huntsville Unit (HV), nicknamed "Walls Unit", is a Texas state prison located in Huntsville, Texas, United States. The approximately 54.36-acre (22.00 ha) facility, near downtown Huntsville, is operated by the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice . [ 1 ]