Conditions of Confinement
Texas prison officials roll out updated policy banning disciplinary quotas 1 year after scandal
The Texas prison system has retooled policies to expressly ban the use of disciplinary quotas, nearly a year after a leaked email obtained by the Houston Chronicle pulled back the Read more »
‘The Penal System Today is Slavery’: Lawmakers Finally Start to Talk About Unpaid Labor in Texas Prisons
Inmates in Texas make license plates, grow crops, tend to cattle, make soap and clothing, refurbish buses and computers, build furniture and more. They’re required to work if they’re physically Read more »
4 Texas prison guards fired, 2 resign after #FeelingCute challenge photos spark probe
Four Texas prison guards were fired and another two resigned under investigation after a controversial string of social media pictures posted as part of the so-called "Feeling Cute Challenge." Officials Read more »
Solitary confinement worsens mental illness. A Texas prison program meant to help can feel just as isolating.
For nearly two years, Geremy Sledge sat alone in his Texas prison cell about 23 hours a day. He was placed in solitary confinement — called administrative segregation by Read more »
Michigan Suit on Scabies Outbreak Newest Grievance Over Women’s Prison Conditions
In September, a report released by the Justice Department cited the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for not adequately addressing the needs of female inmates when it comes to trauma treatment, Read more »
Infographic: HB 363 (Independent Prison Oversight)
Fact Sheet: HB 2168 (Truama Screening)
Fact Sheet: HB 363 (Independent Prison Oversight)
Fact Sheet: HB 812 (TDCJ Health Care Services Fee)
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