AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) said it was implementing an immediate lockdown and comprehensive search of all correctional facilities within TDCJ. On Wednesday, the ...

File: female prisoners line up inside a state jail. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Wednesday that the agency implemented a statewide lockdown and search of all of its correctional ...

(KXAN) — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or TDCJ, will soon transition to a digital mail platform. The department said in an announcement Friday the goal of the transition is to reduce the ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KTRK) -- The Texas Department of Criminal Justice seized hundreds of weapons and drugs and nearly 35 gallons of alcohol as part of a systemwide lockdown and search of all prison ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KTRK) -- Gonzalo Lopez took advantage of an undermanned security force, as well as lapses in the security system, to make his escape from the Texas prison transport bus that was ...

HOUSTON – The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Wednesday that it will be taking immediate action to address the rise in violence, contraband, and drug-related inmate homicides. Over the ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KBTX) - A statewide lockdown of 100 facilities lasting nearly two months has resulted in hundreds of contraband items including cell phones, weapons, and drugs seized by the Texas ...

ROSHARON, Texas – Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials captured an inmate on Tuesday who escaped from a prison in Brazoria County. Law enforcement detained Calvin Lee Patterson as he was ...