Entity: Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Documents Reveal Thousands of Texas Prison Heat Complaints in 2023 — and Perilously Slow Grievance Process

May 22, 2024
Records obtained by American Oversight and reported on by NPR show that incarcerated individuals in Texas state prisons filed thousands of heat-related complaints.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Complaints and Policies Regarding Temperature in TDCJ Facilities

December 6, 2023
Records from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in response to American Oversight’s request for complaints and policies regarding temperature in TDCJ facilities.

Records Request to Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Complaints and Policies Regarding Temperature in TDCJ Facilities

August 31, 2023
Records request to Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking complaints and policies regarding temperature in TDCJ facilities.

Records Request to Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Communications Regarding Temperature in TDCJ Facilities

August 31, 2023
Records request to Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking communications regarding temperature in TDCJ facilities.

Records Request to Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Contracts with Health Care Providers

April 26, 2023
Records request to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking contracts with health care contractors.

Records Request to Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Policies About Treatment and Care of Pregnant Individuals

April 26, 2023
Records request to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking policies regarding the treatment and care of pregnant individuals.

Records Request to Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Communications Containing Key Terms About Treatment of Pregnant Individuals

April 26, 2023
Records request to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking communications containing key terms regarding the treatment of pregnant individuals.

Records Request to Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Records Regarding January 2023 Hunger Strike

March 1, 2023
Records request to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking communications and other records regarding the January 2023 inmate hunter strike against the use of solitary confinement.

Records Request to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Seeking Expense Records and Records Related to Office Renovations

July 1, 2022
Records request to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking records of expenses and costs incurred by high-ranking officials at TDCJ and records of expenditures for office renovations

Records Request to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Seeking Complaints Records Related to Treatment of Inmates within Texas Correctional Industries

July 1, 2022
Records request to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking records of filed complaints from and on behalf of inmates in Texas Correctional Industries, as well as complaints filed about procedures or against employees at TDCJ.