On November 28, 1994, Columbia Correctional Institution was shocked by the murder of two inmates at once. Unbelievable! One of the victims of the murder was Jeffrey Dahmer, who was known as a cannibalistic serial killer and was convicted of 15 counts of murder, causing him to serve 957 years
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You probably often see some inmates have tattoos on their body. The design varies such as a crown, a web, a writing, a gun, a flower and many more. When someone decides to have a tattoo and choose a design, of course the tattoo has meaning for them. Talking about
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In jail, there is practice of making and displaying tattoos. Through these tattoos, the inmates may convey inmates’ extent of crime, gang membership, personal attributes, disregard for authority, rebellion, and hidden meanings for origin or the criminal deeds. Usually, these tattoos are made with rough equipment such as ballpoint pens,
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice provides safekeeping funds for inmates. This one is called the Inmate Trust Fund and it is authorized by Texas Government Code § 501.014. It is possible for the inmates to access this during their confinement. However, there is no way for them to control
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice or TDCJ has several units. Talking about the units of TDCJ, you may be wondering about the biggest one. So, what is the biggest TDCJ unit? For anyone who is wondering about the biggest TDCJ unit, the answer is the Coffield Unit. This one
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There are so many ways to connect with an inmate in Texas—via TDCJ’s Inmate Telephone System is one of them. The system allows inmates to call their friends and family either through Collects Calls, Friend and Family Prepaid, or an Inmate Telephone Prepaid Debit Account (Securus Debit Account). As the
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