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Texas Set to Execute Fourth Person of the Year on Tuesday

Matthew Johnson was convicted of the 2012 murder of Nancy Harris in Dallas County.

by Michelle Pitcher

Keep Reading

An Inside Look at Taser Use in Texas Prison

by Xandan Gulley

Solidarity from Solitary and Beyond

by Michelle Pitcher

Junk Science, ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome,’ and the Fate of Robert Roberson

by Michelle Pitcher

Oct 10, 2018

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.

by Michael Barajas

Sep 12, 2017

The Road to Huntsville

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

by Jorge Antonio Renaud

Accounts that appear to belong to Texas correctional officers posted violent and transphobic comments to a September Observer story about an incarcerated trans woman. Oct 10, 2016

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.'

by John Wright

Vanessa Lynn Harris described the judge's decision to dismiss her civil rights complaint was "emotionally devastating." Sep 15, 2016

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

by John Wright

Jan 28, 2014

Prison Guard Union Calls on Texas to Curtail Solitary Confinement on Death Row

by Alex Hannaford

pigs Aug 21, 2013

TDCJ Pork Story Undercooked

by Jo DePrang

Feb 26, 2013

Death at Dawson: Why Is Texas’ Worst State Jail Still Open?

by Jo DePrang

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