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Most prisons in Texas have no air conditioning, creating sweltering conditions affecting not just prisoners, but prison guards as well. KUT's Nathan…
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From Texas Standard:Although the United States has less than 5 percent of the world’s population, it has 25 percent of the world’s total prison…
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From Texas Standard:Texas has the largest prison population in the country, with over 172,000 people serving prison sentences. Those prisoners make up a…
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Most schools tell students to stay out of jail, but Akins High School in South Austin sends some of its students there once a week to learn how to become…
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Right now, if your loved one calls you from Travis County Jail, it will cost you $4.65. The calls are limited to 20 minutes, but the fee is flat whether…
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From Texas Standard:Dallas-based Securus Technologies is one of the leading providers of phone services inside prisons across the nation. And now they…
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More than a few Texans are part of a new bipartisan coalition of more than 100 law enforcement officials meeting in Washington to talk about one thing:…
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From Texas Standard: Between October 30 and November 2 of this year, about 6,000 federal prisoners from across the country will be released.The largest…
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From Texas Standard: Sometime between Oct. 30 and Nov. 2, something unprecedented will happen at the nation's federal prisons: the largest one-time…
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The company that runs an immigrant prison in Raymondville, Tex., has lost its contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The facility was nicknamed…