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Michael Unit — News, Resources & Community
October 29, 2026 — Advocacy and Resources
LIVINGSTON, Texas — Inside three Texas prisons, people in custody are running their own radio stations and producing video podcasts that reach residents across the TDCJ system on their tablets, according to the September 2026 issue of The ECHO, the newspaper published for people in TDCJ by the Windham School District. The shows feature interviews, […]
August 7, 2026 — Prison Health and Conditions
A review of state records found 22 drinking-water violations since 2020 in the system serving the Coffield and Michael units in Tennessee Colony, according to reporting based on a Texas Civil Rights Project investigation. The violations reportedly included microbial contamination, disinfection byproducts linked to health risks, infrastructure failures and monitoring or reporting problems. Two were […]
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