Texas jails have an overcrowding issue. Is the state making it worse by delaying prison transfers?
by Houston Public Media
Houston Public Media— Harris, Tarrant and Bexar counties say their local jails are backed up with convicted state prisoners. The state says it's following the law.
Houston Public Media—How Texas jails deal with overcrowding (April 26, 2024). On Friday's show: We learn how jails across the state are dealing with overcrowding. We visit a recent college fair to learn how students and parents are handling the complicated decision of where to go to school. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.
dailym.ai—Inside the world's toughest jail: Syrian prison 'worse than Guantanamo' houses Brits among the 4,000 ISIS fighters held there. Shahan Choudhury, pictured, was allegedly radicalised while on remand at Belmarsh Prison in London by hate preacher Anjem Choudary before fleeing to Syria.
TheJournal.ie—Overcrowding in Irish prisons leading to 'unsafe and unworkable' conditions, prison body says. The Prison Officers’ Association is holding its annual delegate conference in Sligo today.