Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex trafficker associated with Epstein, moved to Bryan prison

USA Today on Friday reported that she was moved to Federal Prison Camp Bryan from a federal prison in Florida. The prison is located 100 miles northeast of Houston. 

Texas prisoner pleads guilty to capital murder in 2023 death of correctional officer from Houston area

Jovian Motley, 27, died during a tussle inside of a prison cell in the Wainwright Unit in Lovelady, about 20 miles north of Huntsville. It happened while five officers worked to restrain Jabari Lewis, who was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to Motley's murder.

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Selena’s killer, Yolanda Saldívar, up for parole 30 years after Tejano star’s shooting death

Saldívar, 64, was sentenced to life in prison in 1995. She is currently in the parole review process, according to her inmate page with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

These Texas Inmates Wrote a Book. Then the Prison System Banned It.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has banned yet another book in its prisons. Except this time, it was written by inmates themselves. TEXAS

Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers’ last-minute appeal

Supporters of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2002, turned to the Texas high court, which normally does not get involved in criminal cases, after both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s highest criminal court, earlier in the day rejected appeals to halt his lethal injection.

Too much heat, not enough funding: State of Texas defends lack of prison A/C in federal court

The state of Texas is being sued over the lack of air conditioning in its prisons, where indoor temperatures can top 100 degrees in the summer. In federal court, inmates detailed the extreme measures they’ve taken to get out of the heat, like starting fires or inflicting self-harm.