Barring intervention by the courts or the governor, Texas on Thursday is scheduled to execute death row inmate Robert ...

The state jail agency did ... amid wrongful death lawsuits and criminal charges against sheriff’s office employees. A row of ...

You’re not alone. The Texas Newsroom interviewed defense attorneys, criminal law experts, voting rights advocates and ...

The government will prevent prisoners from getting TEXAS LETTERS, an anthology about experiences with solitary confinement.

the state penalties aren't ... making animal cruelty a felony and punishable by a $10,000 fine and up to two years in jail. According to Texas SPCA, the law was named for a puppy called Loco ...

A new state report says the prison population will outgrow capacity by the end of next year. Texas Department of Criminal Justice William G. McConnell Unit at Chase Field in Beeville in 2013.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - A Nacogdoches man will spend the next two decades in prison, according to the ... Due to his 17 prior felony and misdemeanor convictions, the jury returned a punishment ...

The Texas board of criminal justice (TBCJ), which oversees the operation of the state’s prison system, met last Friday ...

The prison population is rising again after nearly a decade of declines. It grew by more than any other state from 2021 to 2022. Now, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, under the leadership ...

Benewah County Jail, a small 16-bed facility in North Idaho, doesn’t have enough deputies to watch its detainees. In central ...

Texas’ sprawling prison and criminal justice system is facing a dangerous staffing crisis that puts inmates and staff at risk ...