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Feds accuse Texas prison agency of discriminating against employee for wearing a headscarf

A federal lawsuit asserts that the Texas agency terminated a state prison clerk who refused to remove a head covering in line with her Ifa faith. ....

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Witness describes conditions in Texas prisons to jurors considering death penalty

If sentenced to life without parole, Jerry Elders would be in the general population. ....

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Advocates, Bernie Tiede ask for air conditioning for him and other Texas inmates

HOUSTON (AP) — A legal battle over a lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons is bringing together advocates on the issue and one current inmate who says his health is being endangered by the state’s hot prisons — the former mortician whose murder case inspired the movie “Bernie.” Advocates for Texas prisoners on Monday asked to […] ....

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How Texas' cash bail system and under-resourced jails can wreak havoc on women who are poor

In Texas, money can make a difference in how much time people who are legally presumed innocent sit behind bars awaiting the outcome of criminal cases. ....

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Opinion: Incarcerated Women in Texas Need to Be Heard

A writer in her eighth year of solitary confinement laments widespread neglect of the experiences of women in prison ....

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