Inmates in Texas prisons want a federal court to force the state to provide air-conditioning for all of its prison cells. By Lauren McGaughy Reporting from Austin. A federal judge in Austin will soon ...

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Tucked in a residential neighborhood of bungalows and crape myrtle trees, the federal women’s prison in Bryan, Texas, doesn’t look like a traditional lockup. The women live in dormitory-style rooms ...

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The investigations are the latest moves by the Trump administration to force prisons to house transgender women with male inmates. By Jenna Russell The Department of Justice told the governors of ...

Prisoners at Oregon correctional facilities will soon be able to play Angry Birds, Candy Crush and Tetris on their own state-issued tablets. The Oregon Department of Corrections said Monday it will ...

A federal case that is set to go to trial on Monday could force Texas to air-condition dozens of its prisons, as attorneys argue the state is exposing inmates, guards and other staff members to ...

April 3 (Reuters) - The White House on Friday sought $152 million to return the former Alcatraz prison island to active duty, following up on President Donald Trump's call ‌last year to transform the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Department of Justice said it would investigate two state women’s facilities to determine ‘if those prisons ...

A database showed more than 56,000 drug seizures inside Ohio prisons since 2020 – a jaw dropping number for places that are under constant watch and control. That information prompted journalists at ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal trial over air conditioning in Texas prisons began in Austin on Monday. An issue is whether or not having air conditioning for inmates who are housed in Texas prisons during ...

The Cuban government said Thursday it would release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island’s government with a suffocating oil blockade ...