HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Lyford police chief and approximately five to six others were reportedly stung during ...

Jul. 18—RAYMONDVILLE — Willacy County commissioners are entering into negotiations with Hidalgo County more than three months after shutting down a 582-bed prison that had become an economic driver in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 31—RAYMONDVILLE — Four months after shutting it down, Willacy County commissioners might be getting closer to reopening a 582 ...

Oct. 29—RAYMONDVILLE — A new state contract means Management and Training Corp. becomes the operator of the city's three prisons — at least for now. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has ...

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Willacy County Sheriff’s Office is advising its residents to be cautious when visiting ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Wielding pipes as weapons, 2,000 inmates at Willacy County Correctional Center in ...

The federal Bureau of Prisons has canceled its contract with Management and Training Corporation to operate an immigrant detention facility in Willacy County, Texas, where prisoners rioted last month.

Oct. 19—RAYMONDVILLE — More than six months after laying off nearly 200 employees, Willacy County commissioners have entered into an agreement with Hidalgo County to lease a 582-bed prison to take ...

RAYMONDVILLE — In the aftermath of last week’s prisoner uprising that left much of the Willacy County Correctional Center in ruins, local officials are on edge over the potential loss of hundreds of ...

Federal and private authorities are moving a thousand inmates from Willacy County prison after unrest led to fires and injuries but refuse to specify to where One thousand inmates at the Willacy ...

RAYMONDVILLE - When traditional jobs in agriculture and the oil patch began to shrink, Willacy County saw salvation in prisons and jails. A 540-bed jail opened for federal prisoners in 2003 and a ...