The incident began around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, when a correctional officer observed someone attempting to smuggle contraband ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) correctional officer was arrested after she was accused of performing a sexual act with an inmate at the Travis County State Jail ...

27-year-old corrections officer died 'a hero' while at work, TDCJ says While not much more is known about what took place, the top corrections official in Texas said the 27-year-old was a "hero ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two area corrections officers were arrested last week in separate incidents where ...

The facility will serve all divisions within TDCJ, including leadership development programs, the Parole Officers Training Academy, the Advanced Correctional Officer Training Academy and crisis ...

Exacerbating the problem is that many of these facilities are in parts of the state where it is onerous to recruit and retain correctional officers ... voted that the TDCJ should plan to close ...