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A family feud over drugs, money and fried fish roils the heart of the Texas prison system.

Texas spent $1.1 million fighting a lawsuit from prisoners who asked for soap, hand sanitizer, and social-distancing measures, documents say wbostock@businessinsider.com (Bill Bostock) © Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A Texas flag flying at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas. Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Two prisoners sued the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice last year for access to sanitizer and soap. The plaintiffs, ages 69 and 73, w...

Two older prisoners sued the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in March 2020 and won, but the case was overruled by an appeals court last month.

Martin do Nascimento for The Texas Tribune / Originally published on May 14, 2021 11:00 am As Texas braces for its notoriously scorching summer temperatures, the state House agreed to install air conditioning in dozens of uncooled prisons within seven years — but only if lawmakers specifically set aside money for it. On Thursday night, the Texas House initially passed a bill that would require all Texas lockups to be cooled over a seven-year span, capping costs at $300 million. But ...

Credit: Martin do Nascimento for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. As Texas braces for its notoriously scorching summer temperatures, the state House agreed to install air conditioning in dozens of uncooled prisons within seven years — but only if lawmakers specifically set aside money for it. On Thursday night, the Texas House initially passed a bill that would require all Texas lockups to...

After sweltering temperatures killed Texas prisoners, lawmakers vote to install air conditioning Texas Tribune Updated:  Tags:  The Beto Unit prison, operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Tennessee Colony. As Texas braces for its notoriously scorching summer temperatures, the state House agreed to install air conditioning in dozens of uncooled prisons within seven years — but only if lawmakers specifically set aside money for it. On Thursday night, the Texas House initiall...

Social distancing and other contagion protocols are difficult behind bars, but an investigation by WFAA and The Marshall Project showed that the spread of COVID-19 behind bars was also due to the Texas Department of Criminal Justices lackluster response, potentially exacerbating outbreaks and putting surrounding communities at risk. The agencys website lists the prisoners who have died from the virus. Below is a list of those people, including Campos.  Among the list are four people who offici...