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Too Many Prisoners, Not Enough Guards Cause Crisis in Texas

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2008 by Gary Hunter published in Prison Legal News September, 2008, page 38
Filed under: Staffing, Guards/Staff, Guard Unions. Location: Texas.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) confirmed on January 9, 2008 that an entire wing on the Dalhart Unit was being closed indefinitely. Nearly 300 prisoners were transferred throughout the prison system because the unit had been dangerously short-staffed for months. Records show that Dalhart had been operating at …

 

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