prisoners - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/prisoners/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sat, 02 Nov 2024 17:06:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 prisoners - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/prisoners/ 32 32 103504436 Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections department https://houstonnewmedia.org/prisoners-plead-for-air-conditioning-in-lawsuit-against-florida-corrections-department/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prisoners-plead-for-air-conditioning-in-lawsuit-against-florida-corrections-department Sat, 02 Nov 2024 17:06:31 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5f53c183d2ee07baab9c693bad5e225f Fort Bend County Pecan Show in Rosenberg now accepting … CW39 Pecans · Harris slams GOP on manufacturing as she and Trump … A supporter holds a sign ...

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]]> 840230 Ukraine is releasing thousands of prisoners so they can join the fight against Russia https://houstonnewmedia.org/ukraine-is-releasing-thousands-of-prisoners-so-they-can-join-the-fight-against-russia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ukraine-is-releasing-thousands-of-prisoners-so-they-can-join-the-fight-against-russia Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:35:22 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=85906a3f4493ef534b28b0c161d12f10 Fort Bend County man arrested for allegedly killing … White Nebraska man shoots and wounds 7 Guatemalan … Boards are seen on the front door of the ...

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]]> 788474 95 Black forced-labor prisoners from Jim Crow era unearthed in Sugar Land after one man’s quest https://houstonnewmedia.org/95-black-forced-labor-prisoners-from-jim-crow-era-unearthed-in-sugar-land-after-one-mans-quest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=95-black-forced-labor-prisoners-from-jim-crow-era-unearthed-in-sugar-land-after-one-mans-quest Wed, 26 Jul 2023 19:29:45 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ef6f4e92dab90591524fe06186b579be Sugar Land, Texas, was a major center of the convict leasing program. The city was home to the Imperial Sugar Company, which leased large numbers ...

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]]> 635346 In Brutal Summer Heat, Prisoners Say Their Cells Are Like “Stifling Hot Coffins” – Truthout https://houstonnewmedia.org/in-brutal-summer-heat-prisoners-say-their-cells-are-like-stifling-hot-coffins-truthout/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-brutal-summer-heat-prisoners-say-their-cells-are-like-stifling-hot-coffins-truthout Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:55:53 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0fa1bd64fd6e33f0c531421bfb98b832 A jail cell similar to the one where a prisoner at Fort Bend County Jail in Richmond, Texas, recently committed suicide.

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]]> 623246 Judge Ritchie Orders Halt to County Jail Release of Prisoners https://houstonnewmedia.org/judge-ritchie-orders-halt-to-county-jail-release-of-prisoners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-ritchie-orders-halt-to-county-jail-release-of-prisoners Sat, 04 Apr 2020 12:44:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/harris-county-release-of-inmates-halted-11463122 Friday afternoon, Judge Herb Ritchie countermanded Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's prisoner release order and ordered a stop to any release of county jail inmates charged with a felony. In his "Order to Disregard Directive," Ritchie, the administrat...

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