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October 29, 2026 — Reentry, Advocacy and Resources
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — More than 200 people in Texas prisons and state jails recently earned high school diplomas, high school equivalency (HSE) certificates, trade certificates and apprenticeships, according to the September 2026 issue of The ECHO, the newspaper published for people in TDCJ by the Windham School District. Windham is the school district that operates […]
August 1, 2026 — Corruption and Abuse
Former Texas Department of Criminal Justice correctional officer Samuel Lee Thomas IV pleaded guilty May 19, 2026, to conspiring to assault an incarcerated man at the Hodge Unit in Rusk. According to Thomas’ plea agreement, he was on duty February 25, 2025, when he opened the man’s cell and allowed other members of the conspiracy […]
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