FCI Texarkana: In the news

Every piece of coverage I've collected on FCI Texarkana, newest first. Local reporters catch things the BOP never announces, so this is often the closest thing to a public record the facility has. Links go to the original outlets.

2026

• Jun 21, 2026 FCI Texarkana residents ‘dress to the nines’ as they spend time with family Texarkana Gazette

  Family events are not fluff. Maintaining family ties is one of the few obviously pro-reentry things prisons can facilitate.

• Apr 22, 2026 Former FCI Texarkana employee sues over termination Texarkana Gazette
• Mar 7, 2026 Texarkana's federal prison to hold hiring event March 17 Texarkana Gazette Other
• Mar 3, 2026 FCI Texarkana Inmate Dies in Custody Texarkana Today Other
• Mar 3, 2026 Two inmates found dead Monday in separate Texarkana facilities Texarkana Gazette Other
• Mar 2, 2026 Federal Prison in Texarkana Seeks Correctional Officers, Healthcare Staff at March 17 Event Texarkana Today Other

2025

• Aug 15, 2025 Museum of Regional History, Texarkana federal prison partner to sell inmates' art Texarkana Gazette

2024

• Sep 5, 2024 Leander, Texas, man faces federal charge after allegedly escaping from FCI Texarkana Texarkana Gazette Other
• Aug 23, 2024 Inmate Accused Of Escaping From Texarkana Federal Prison In April Indicted Texarkana Today Other
• Aug 22, 2024 Texarkana College Expands Prison Education Initiatives Following New Pell Grant Access Texarkana FYI

  Pell access and prison education are exactly the sort of policy change that can matter years after the headline disappears.

2023

• May 30, 2023 Texarkana inmate found unresponsive in cell, pronounced dead KSLA

2021

• Jul 20, 2021 COVID-19 rises in Texarkana federal prison KSLA Other
• Jul 19, 2021 Coronavirus cases rise at FCI Texarkana KTBS 3 Other

Coverage is collected automatically and reviewed by hand before it lands here. Headlines are the outlets' words, not mine.