AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 44) – The Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) has appointed the new Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). Bobby Lumpkin was appointed at the ...

(FOX 44) – Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Executive Director Bryan Collier has announced his retirement, effective August 31. TDCJ says this comes following a long career of public ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has recommended another correctional officer be fired, saying she called prison escapee Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr.'s ex-wife at the inmate's request. Cynthia ...

This photo provided by Texas Department of Criminal Justice. shows Texas death row inmate Charles Victor Thompson. (Texas ...

The Texas Board of Criminal Justice appointed Bobby Lumpkin as the new Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice during the scheduled board meeting Tuesday, and his lengthy resume ...

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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is facing more legal action over sweltering conditions in state prisons. The families of three inmates who died in 2023 are suing the ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas is inviting job seekers to a hiring event Thursday focused on opportunities with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The event will ...

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Inmates from left, Richard Hernandez, Arnulfo Ayala, and William Baucum in the Bartlett Innovation Unit in Bartlett, Texas on Nov. 21, 2024. Credit: Lorianne Willett ...