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Criminal Justice

Texas jails have an overcrowding issue. Is the state making it worse by delaying prison transfers?

Harris, Tarrant and Bexar counties say their local jails are backed up with convicted state prisoners. The state says it's following the law.

A detention officer checks cells in the general population housing Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Tarrant County jail in Fort Worth.

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