jail

Gregg County law enforcement has been busy since the beginning of the year.

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.

Prison inmates in Texas are often locked in cells without air conditioning and temperatures inside the jails are getting hotter by the day.

Discover the oldest operating jail for long-term inmates in Texas, nestled in the unassuming town of Baird.