Huntsville Unit Historic Clock Restored
Video of the Restoration of the Huntsville “Walls” Unit Historic Clock
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Tag: TDCJ
Investigation Reveals TDCJ Michael Unit Inmate Dies From Overdose
By Lance Lowry 07-22-2024 Huntsville, Texas – An updated custodial death report filed by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice Inspector General to the Texas Attorney General has ruled the death of an inmate at the Micheal Unit on November 20, 2023 at 1:04 PM as an accidental overdose. The inmate identified as John Anthony […]
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TDCJ Robertson Unit Death Investigation Ruled Accident by Overdose
By Lance Lowry 07-21-2024 Huntsville, Texas – An updated custodial death report filed by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice Inspector General to the Texas Attorney General has ruled the death of an inmate at the Robertson Unit on October 10, 2023 at 9:13 PM as an accidental overdose. The inmate identified as Derrick McKelphin, […]
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TDCJ Custodial Death Investigation Ruled a Suicide
By Lance Lowry 07-21-2024 Huntsville, Texas – A custodial death report filed by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice Inspector General to the Texas Attorney General has ruled the death of an inmate at the Holliday Unit on May 1, 2024 at 6:56 AM as a suicide. The 45 year old inmate was identified as […]
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Shuttered Bartlett State Jail Will Reopen As TDCJ Bartlett Unit
In a press release this week the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and the city of Bartlett in Williamson County announced the reopening of the Bartlett Unit, formally known as Bartlett State Jail. TDCJ states the decision to reactivate the facility stems from a rise in the states’s prison population and the need for […]
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Murdering Sexual Predator Will Likely Face Execution Today
Ramiro Gonzales will likely face execution by lethal injection at 6 PM today June 26, 2024. The convicted sexual predator was found guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 18-year-old female before fatally shooting her on January 15, 2001. The convicted predator received two life sentences for another aggravated sexual assault with a deadly weapon […]
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Escaped TDCJ Inmate Shot
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) inmate Kidanny Robles is now in custody after being captured three miles away from the unit. TDCJ states he was shot by a TDCJ Captain in the arm “after refusing orders to stop.” The Texas Department of Criminal Justice along with Brazoria County law enforcement conducted a massive search […]
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