Haverkamp v Linthicum: #5thCir affirms dismissal of 78-yr-old prisoner's claim that denial of #sexreassignment surgery violated #EqualProtection: no standing where no #TDCJ physician determined he was viable surgery candidate #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4mhcYGX

Who will replace Brian Collier? Worst answer wins #TDCJ #texasprisons

TDCJ News - TDCJ Executive Director Bryan Collier to retire August 31 Following a long career of public service, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Executive Director Bryan Collier announced his intention to retire effective August 31, 2025. He assumed the role of Executive Director on August 1, 2016.

Finally. Let’s assume the Warden with the most lawsuits will be next in line #tdcj #texas #corruption

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Listen! When the story regarding the 10 escaped prisoners in #NewOrleans came out I was like, boy I'd be so pissed right now if I still was a CO for #TDCJ, but if someone who worked there helped...😮‍💨😮‍💨 myself and #SterlingWilliams would have ..1/2

NEW: Someone asked the state to release temperature logs taken at its prisons. Some of the logs didn't exist or were defaced by staff.

So the logs were fabricated.

Those are the findings of an internal agency investigation. I got a copy.
www.kut.org/crime-justic... #txlege #TDCJ

OPINION ISSUED: Texas Supreme Court finds private prison operator GEO Group is NOT a government entity and therefore cannot get a tax refund for purchases it made.

www.txcourts.gov/media/146015...
#txlege #TDCJ

Too much heat, not enough funding: State of Texas defends lack of prison A/C in federal court The state of Texas is being sued over the lack of air conditioning in its prisons, where indoor temperatures can top 100 degrees in the summer. In federal court, inmates detailed the extreme measures ...

Finally, the issue of A/C in Texas prisons has been argued in front of a federal judge — most recently late last year.

He has yet to rule on whether to mandate the state MUST install modern HVAC systems in all of its prisons.
www.kut.org/crime-justic... #txlege #TDCJ

Several Texas prisons have been shut to non-essential workers and visitors due to the cold weather here.

I asked the state prison agency whether this means the inmates there were moved. Answer: no.

#txlege #TDCJ

@truthout @earthislandjrnl Docs show that #TDCJ is fully aware of how pervasive heat-related illnesses are in cellblocks currently lacking AC, while neglecting to act.

Prisoners Enduring Extreme Heat Are Casualties of Texas’s... In Texas prisons, the price of climate denial is human li...

I got docs showing #TDCJ has tracked over 100 heat-related illnesses & several deaths, but they still won't AC units www.truth-out.org/news/item/40852-forced-t...