After committing a terrible crime and being found guilty in a court of law, an individual can be sentenced to life in prison. Based on the name, you would assume that means they will stay in prison until they die, but that is not always the case.
The in-person, face-to-face visits for Texas inmates will resume after a one-year suspension because of COVID-19. Visitors will have sign up for a time and pass a COVID-19 rapid test.
On Monday, November 2nd, the United States Supreme Court ruled that prison guards at the Montford Unit in Lubbock don't have qualified immunity for leaving a prisoner in filthy conditions over several days.