Correctional Management

"The multitude of plans, programs and promises the City has announced have not worked," the Legal Aid Society said

A deputy said many are tempted by better pay and safer working conditions at Target department stores

Mayor Eric Adams' office confirmed the money was shifted away from the agency, but didn't elaborate on what motivated the move

The county jail has been under pressure from the public for many years to provide better mental health services for inmates

The detention center has long been criticized for its outdated facilities that some argue border on dangerous

The order did not attempt to address crowding going forward, as the city and state continue to scramble for alternatives

Between Sept. 13 and Nov. 2, 2021, 155 officers were caught absent without leave and suspended

"The release of this information could allow an individual to anticipate weakness in the infrastructure of the Hidalgo County jail," attorneys said

Future inspection topics could include the jails’ procedures for preventing suicides among those detained

The program will allow inmates to receive virtual job interviews from businesses in the program

A county judge said the cost of expanding the jail would be "astronomical"

The judge said inmates were exposed to "mental torture" and deprived of adequate mental healthcare

Stacy Lee George, who worked at Limestone Correctional Facility for over a decade, said the public needs to know how dangerous conditions are in the prison

Jail officials had been distributing bottled water "out of an abundance of caution" since Sept. 29

Wendell M. France Sr., an experienced corrections administrator, has 120 days to draft a reform plan