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Are Prisons well kept in Texas?

How are convicts treated in Prisons within Texas?

Who oversees the penal code for Texas Prisons?

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Texas prison bus hit by train; 10 killed

A Texas state transport bus carrying prisoners between Abilene and El Paso ran off a bridge Wednesday, tumbling onto a passing train below, killing 10 people, authorities said. Ector County Sheriff Mark Donaldson said the dead included eight prisoners and two prison officers, The Associated Press and the Odessa-America reported. Ref. USAToday

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FBI investigating jail-cell death of Sandra Bland

Authorities say Sandra Bland committed suicide; her family disputes that. Ref. Source 1x

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Inmate found hanging inside Houston jail cell

An inmate was found dead inside his jail cell in downtown Houston Thursday afternoon. Ref. Source 2n

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Austin, Texas Targeted as a Debtors' Prison:

Austin, Texas is the latest city to face a federal class action accusing it of re-instituting debtors' prisons by jailing people who are too poor to pay fines for traffic tickets and petty misdemeanors. Ref. Source 9y

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A grand jury in the case of Sandra Bland has decided not to return any indictments, according to Darrell Jordan, a special prosecutor handling the case.

Bland, an African-American woman, was found dead in her cell three days after she was arrested for allegedly failing to use her turn signal on July 10. She was 28.

Officials in Waller County, Texas, have said she hanged herself with a plastic bag. Her family and others have questioned that account. Ref. CNN

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Grand jury indicts trooper in Sandra Bland traffic stop on misdemeanor perjury charge

A grand jury has indicted the Texas state trooper who pulled over Sandra Bland in a contentious traffic stop in July with perjury, a misdemeanor charge. Bland, 28, was arrested for assault and died in jail. Trooper Brian Encinia has been on desk duty since Bland's death, which was ruled a suicide. Two weeks ago, the same grand jury decided not to charge anyone at the jail in Bland's death. Ref. USAToday

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WATCH: Texas Man Dies after Pleading "I Can't Breathe" :

A disturbing and infuriating video has surfaced showing a group of Texas jail guards piling on top of an inmate who repeatedly tells them he can't breathe Ref. Source 2x.