January 21, 2013
Analyzing the Final Statements of Death Row Inmates
A blogger looked at the final statements of 478 executed Texas inmates and determined that "love" was uttered more than any other word.
Inmates
Recipes
January 21, 2013
The Joy of Cooking (Behind Bars)
Recipes from the innovative chefs at the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, including Delightful Tuna Nachos and Frosted Shredded Wheat Surprise.
January 21, 2013
The Story Behind the Nation’s Largest Prison Graveyard
Manny Fernandez of the New York Times penned a poignant piece about death in Texas’s prison system.
Being Texan
January 20, 2013
Jailhouse Flock
What is ex–football star Bill Glass’s plan for reforming hardened prison inmates? God is in the details.
June 8, 2012
Texas Inmate Claims to be Vampire, Federal Court Disagrees
Courtney Royal had sued to practice his vampiric religious beliefs behind bars but the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals was unswayed by his arguments.
Food & Drink
December 7, 2011
Woman Fights for Three Meals a Day in Prisons
An Austin woman worried about the health of her father, an inmate at the Eastham Unit, is petitioning the prisons to feed inmates three meals every day.