Violence in Texas Prisons: An Enduring Conflict

When we think of violence, we often think of a brute force action imposed on another human being, which is one accurate understanding of the word. Violence is also defined as an unlawful exercise of physical force. In the Texas prison system, brute force imposed on an incarcerated individual by another incarcerated person is strictly forbidden and punishable via the criminal justice system; yet violence imposed by a correctional officer onto an incarcerated person is not considered a crimina...