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09/24/2022

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08/26/2018

In an effort to stem the tide of correction officer turnover and tackle trenchant vacancy problems, Texas prison officials are pitching a broader salary hike for guards in the state's 104 lockups.

08/09/2018

The Texas prison system handed out more than $9 million this fiscal year on bonuses to aid recruitment as they grappled with extensive officer vacancies, but department data shows the cash outlay has hardly moved the needle. Seven months after the state launched a concerted effort to bring down the....

08/07/2018

“We will not let Joseph Gomm die in vain. We want to ensure that every person who works in corrections can come home safely, and that we can keep our institutions and communities safe."

08/05/2018

03/04/2018

HUNTSVILLE - For Shanna Brown, the news was a welcome surprise. Less than two weeks on the job, and she'd already gotten a raise - along with the rest of her cadet class. "It was an extra blessing," the mother of three said with a smile last week between classes at the Texas Department of Criminal J...

02/04/2018

Amid rising turnover and vacancy rates for correctional officers, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice this week announced a sizable salary bump for new guards in the state's 104 lock-ups.

10/19/2017

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10/13/2017

The convicted killer of a corrections officer from Central Texas was executed Thursday evening in Huntsville after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an 11th-hour appeal.