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Men at Gib Lewis Unit in East Texas are at times put in holding cells for days
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The lawsuit filed Thursday wants to end the practice of automatically holding death row inmates in solitary confinement.
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed that dozens of prisoners are refusing to eat. Organizers said they want an end to indefinite solitary confinement.
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Public defenders and criminal justice say drug possession isn’t a crime that warrants a felony charge, which can yield prison time.
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Two Oklahoma legislators have launched a bipartisan effort to make State Question 780 retroactive. The bill, which voters approved three years ago,…
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The Texas House wants to give the state prison system $160 million more to help care for inmates. The Senate wants to cut funding.From The Texas…
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When the White House endorsed a bipartisan effort to reduce the federal prison population and improve the lives of inmates already behind bars,...
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From Texas Standard: Texas has long had a “tough on crime” reputation, and the numbers back that up. Texas is seventh in the nation when it comes to its...
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Oklahoma imprisons more people than any other state, which means the Sooner State remains the largest per capita incarcerator in the world. State…
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Oklahoma now has the highest incarceration rate in the world, reports to The Tulsa World. According to a new study, Oklahoma recently overtook Louisiana…