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 ...

A rise in homicides among inmates in Texas prisons prompted a statewide lockdown on Wednesday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The department said this is to combat the rise in ...

"Additionally, this year, the number of inmate-on-inmate homicides has increased," according to the TDCJ. "It is believed that most of the incidents are tied back to illegal drugs." One of the major ...

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 ...

TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has temporarily suspended the transport of inmates. The agency is conducting a comprehensive review of its transportation ...