Matthew Garza, 28, escaped from The Huntsville Unit, also known as The “Walls Unit,” according to TDCJ. Officials say he was coming back from a court appearance in Frio County. They say he ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KTRK) -- A fire at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville forced hundreds of inmates to evacuate on Friday morning and thanks to the damage, hundreds of them must be ...

According to TDCJ Officials, Jesus Villarreal, 39, escaped from the Huntsville Unit early Sunday morning using a makeshift rope to scale the prison walls. Moments later, he allegedly stole a car ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KTRK) -- On July 24, 1974, a narcotics kingpin behind bars at the Walls Unit in Huntsville led two other inmates to take over the library and hold 11 prison workers hostage.

Fifty years ago last month, prisoner Fred Gomez Carrasco and an accomplice, Rudolfo Dominguez, died in a shoot-out during an attempted prison break at the Huntsville “Walls” Unit. Tragically ...

Years ago, every Sunday in October, Huntsville would play host to the ... Beginning in 1931, adjacent to the Walls Unit, thousands would turn out to see the state's incarcerated try their hand ...