A Texas prison guard has been charged in an assault connected to an inmate's death
The 22-year-old officer allegedly assaulted the inmate, who died from his injuries nearly two weeks later. Full Story
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Jolie McCullough
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Jolie McCullough was a reporter at The Texas Tribune from 2015 to 2023. She began as a data visualization journalist and then reported on criminal justice policy, ranging from policing and courts to prisons and the death penalty. She joined the Tribune from the Albuquerque Journal, her hometown newspaper. She previously worked at the Arizona Republic and is a graduate of Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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After the death of Botham Jean, should a Dallas officer be fired? Those decisions often take time.
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Beto O'Rourke joined protesters in saying the decision should be easy. But police departments rarely move quickly on such issues. Full Story
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![Botham Shem Jean, left, was shot and killed in his apartment by Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, right.]()
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Report: Trump official says U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz could lose to U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke
At a closed-door meeting with Republican donors, President Donald Trump's budget chief said likability "still counts," The New York Times reported Saturday. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks during U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on September 4, 2018.]()
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State Rep. Ron Reynolds turns himself in to serve year-long jail sentence
The Missouri City Democrat was convicted of multiple misdemeanors for illegally soliciting clients for his personal injury law practice. Full Story
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Texas spent $7 million to fight against A/C in a prison. It may only cost $4 million to install.
At a Capitol hearing, the Texas prison system's director said exceptions in construction requirements allowed for the cost decrease. Full Story
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![Inmates shuffle past fans in the Darrington prison's main hallway on a hot July day.]()
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Police officers are almost never convicted of murder. Body cameras may have made the difference in this Texas case.
After more than 13 hours of deliberation, jurors convicted former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed, 15-year-old black teenager. Full Story
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![Body camera footage and its analysis has been crucial in the murder trial of Roy Oliver, a former police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards.]()
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Texas prisons dramatically cut the cost of inmate phone calls
Costs will drop from 26 cents per minute to 6 cents per minute. Full Story
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![The Texas Board of Criminal Justice approved a drop in the price of inmate calls from 26 cents to 6 cents.]()
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Unusual murder trial underway for police officer who killed Jordan Edwards
Roy Oliver was indicted on murder and aggravated assault charges in the 2017 police shooting that killed the unarmed black teen. Full Story
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![Roy Oliver (left), the former Balch Springs police officer who killed Jordan Edwards (right), 15, as Edwards left a house party in April 2017, is on trial for murder and two counts of aggravated assault.]()
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Will a Texas law that overturns convictions based on bad science save this death row inmate?
The 2013 law was credited with stopping Robert Roberson's execution two years ago, and his conviction is now under review in county court. Full Story
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![Robert Roberson in court for the review of his 2003 conviction in the death of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in Palestine on August 14, 2018. His attorneys are asking for a new trial based on new scientific evidence.]()
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott proposes bail reform after death of DPS trooper
Abbott said he wanted to fix a flawed system in Texas that allowed the man suspected of killing a trooper last year to get out of jail on bond despite having been previously accused of assaulting a deputy. Full Story
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![Gov. Greg Abbott. joined by DPS Director Steve McCraw (seated, left) and Kasey Allen, widow of Damon Allen, speaks at a press conference in Waco on August 7, 2018. Abbott announced a proposal to reform the bail system in Texas. The proposal is in honor of State Trooper Damon Allen, who was killed while on duty in 2017.]()
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