by Anthony W. Accurso
In January 2025, protests erupted outside the Tarrant County Jail (TCJ) in Fort Worth, Texas, with demonstrators holding signs that read “Sheriff of Shame” and “69 + Deaths = Mass Murder.” So many people showed up to Commissioners Court meetings that new rules were put in …
by Dorian Larson
The Texas state death house in Huntsville is a squat brick building fronted by a few square yards of struggling grass and knee-high shrubs. Gleaming chain link fencing surrounds a concrete ramp that rises to the door to accommodate shackled ankles. Most death row dwellers are housed …
The efficiency and functionality of every enterprise rests largely upon the staff put in place to carry out its operations. But at the heart of the most dysfunctional prisons PLN has reported on over the last 35 years is one common denominator: Understaffing. Nationwide, there are an estimated 31,000 vacant …
