Articles tagged: TDCJ

Horses graze in front of the Polunsky Unit, outside of Livingston in East Texas.

A Solitary Condition

Texas has banished hundreds of prisoners to more than a decade of solitary confinement. Many of these prisoners aren’t sure how—or, in some cases, if—they will ever get out.

Tue, Jan 21, 2020 |

The Prison Inside Prison Texas has banished hundreds of prisoners to more than a decade of solitary confinement, an extreme form of a controversial punishment l...Read More

by Michael Barajas

Texas Prisons Lead the Nation in Long-Term Solitary Confinement

Nearly a third of Texas prisoners in restrictive housing have been there for six years or longer, according to a new national survey.

Wed, Oct 10, 2018 |

The growing bipartisan consensus around solitary confinement — that it’s inhumane and overused across the criminal justice system — has led to its sharp d...Read More

by Jorge Antonio Renaud

The Road to Huntsville

My days on "the chain" — the prison bus to Huntsville — are long over, but they're still with me.

Tue, Sep 12, 2017 |

My days on "the chain" — the prison bus to Huntsville — are long over, but they're still with me....Read More

Accounts that appear to belong to Texas correctional officers posted violent and transphobic comments to a September Observer story about an incarcerated trans woman.

by John Wright

UPDATED: Online Posts Appear to Show TDCJ Officers Encouraging Violence Against Trans Prisoner

Comments on a September Observer article include ‘one to the back of the head.'

Mon, Oct 10, 2016 |

Comments on a September Observer article include ‘one to the back of the head,’ and ‘let the f-cker suffer.’ ...Read More

Vanessa Lynn Harris described the judge's decision to dismiss her civil rights complaint was "emotionally devastating."

by John Wright

Texas Judge Dismisses Trans Prisoner’s Lawsuit Seeking Gender Confirmation Surgery

Thu, Sep 15, 2016 |

Vanessa Lynn Gibson said that "the reality of the situation is emotionally devastating, and I won’t lie, I was so mad I couldn’t stop crying."...Read More

by Alex Hannaford