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Texas Department of Criminal Justice

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A nonprofit that sends books to Texas prisoners is facing a new regulatory hurdle

Miranda Suarez

New regulations from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are causing confusion with the Inside Books Project, a group that's been supplying literature to inmates for nearly three decades.
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Texas jails aren’t meeting deadlines to free inmates, costing some counties thousands in settlements

Ayden Runnels | The Texas Tribune, Alex Nguyen | The Texas Tribune

The state does not track the prevalence or provide guidance on the issue, leaving inmates to languish in jail and eventually sue counties for damages.