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Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel says
A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% ...
Former Texas prison officer pursues law degree after retirement
At 54 years old, Darren Wallace is in his second semester of law school at the University of North Texas at Dallas.
Dentist prepping to retire discovers employee stole over $200K from practice, feds say
Thornton stole at least $223,836 from the dentist office from December 2019 to when she was caught by the owner of the ...
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Georgia man convicted for flying a minor from Texas to SW Florida with sexual intent
A Georgia man is facing life in prison after being convicted on Thursday of flying a minor from Texas to Southwest Florida ...
Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run that led to the deaths of 53 people pleads guilty
A Texas truck driver charged in the deaths of 53 migrants inside a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning has ...
Ector Co man sentenced to life in prison following murder of his wife
Micheal Brian Miller has been sentenced to life in prison after killing his wife through “extensive” blunt force in 2023.
Dad kidnaps daughter, chokes her to death during chase, TX cops say. He’s prison-bound
The 2-year-old’s father hit her with a blunt object and choked her as he attempted to evade police in 2023, according to ...
Texas Sunset Advisory Committee recommends state to close jails, prisons due to staff shortages
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - An oversight committee now wants the state to close jails and prisons amid staffing shortages. This ...
Head of pharmacy burglary ring receives more than 17 years in federal prison
Keith Brown, 35, of Humble, Texas was handed down a sentence of 209 months (or more than 17 years) for his role in a criminal ...
Couple returns from vacation to find $400,000 stolen from bank account, feds say
In August 2022, Kyle Lawless Pollar is accused of calling the bank and posing as the account holder, asking personnel about ...
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Prisons Across Country Face Challenge Of Finding Workers
Texas prisons were so short staffed in 2023 that the state spent $14 million on rental cars and hotels shuffling existing staff around the state to cover shortages at other prisons to cover a 30% ...