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Joshua Keith Beasley Jr. had been transferred from a Texas youth facility to an adult prison despite a long history of suicidal behavior. Five guards and two su

Joshua Keith Beasley Jr. had been transferred from a Texas youth facility to an adult prison despite a long history of suicidal behavior. Five guards and two supervisors allegedly failed to check on him.

Jason Walker has been reporting from inside his cell at great risk to his personal safety.

Seventy percent of Texas prisons do not have AC, except for a small number of inmates, an issue that the Legislature has repeatedly punted on.

Grounded by COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, the Great Wellsville Balloon Rally returned to Island Park Friday with a successful launch.

The Wellsville town board officially appointed Jeff Ormsby to fill a vacancy that has been open since Republican Bill Fish resigned in September.

Experts fear “another potential tinderbox scenario” akin to the early days of the pandemic.

x Almost 150 guards are staffing an empty Texas prison as state officials work on Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to use it for immigrants 18 hours 25 minutes 53 seconds ago Friday, July 09 2021 Jul 9, 2021 July 09, 2021 2:29 PM July 09, 2021 in News - Immigration / Borderwall Source: https://www.texastribune.org/ Share: The Briscoe Unit in Dilley, Texas, was emptied of state prisoners last month to instead detain immigrants. Credit: Chris Stokes for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our da...

The Briscoe Unit in Dilley, Texas, was emptied of state prisoners last month to instead detain immigrants. With the Texas prison system dangerously understaffed, nearly 150 guards are now working in an empty prison that Gov. Greg Abbott plans to convert into a state-run jail for immigrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. More than 1,000 prisoners at the South Texas Briscoe Unit were transferred to other state lockups weeks ago, but its still unclear when and how the emptied prison...

Senate Bill 321 would enroll new state workers in a cash-balance plan — similar to a common 401(k) retirement account — rather than the defined-benefit pension plan that current employees have.