Huntsville Blues
A ruling on the extreme conditions at the Louisiana State Penitentiary may affect several lawsuits pending in Texas.
August 10, 2014
Happy 80th Birthday, Gary Cartwright
Texas Monthly staffers chose their favorite Cartwright pieces to celebrate the "best damn magazine writer who ever lived."
Politics & Policy
June 18, 2014
Summer Is Coming
Another lawsuit has been filed over extreme heat in Texas prisons.
Politics & Policy
June 2, 2014
The Heated Battle For Cooled Texas Prisons
Extreme heat has killed nearly twenty people housed in correctional facilities. Now, inmates and guards have banded together to fight for improved conditions.