Texas prisons

Inmates have fought in the courts against excess heat in Texas prisons for years. Now TV host John Oliver has raised the...

Increasing numbers of prisoners are spending long periods locked up alone in the United States. Experts say solitary confinement is putting severe...

Texas has made moves to reduce its massive prison population in recent years. Some experts say the state’s reforms don’t go far...

Texas prisons are dangerous places for a host of reasons. Despite being in areas where summer temperatures soar, many of them lack...

Texas prisons are tough and uncompromising places. As well as facing dangers on a daily basis, inmates were targeted by unscrupulous employees,...