James Lemarc Byrd, a leader of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, was found guilty of orchestrating a kidnapping. He soaked a ...

Faced with more immediate funding needs, state officials haven’t asked for more money for rehabilitation programs, such as ...

Jasmine was a beacon of light in the lives of all who knew her, always bringing warmth and kindness to her community,” a ...

A Texas man convicted of killing his girlfriend because she had an abortion has been sentenced to life in prison. Monday's ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have had to release 461 illegal immigrants into the United States due to a shortfall in ICE detention space.

Shares of private prison companies have grown since the election. Those facilities could expand under Trump, despite claims ...

Andrew Taake was accused of attacking police officers with bear spray and a metal whip during the U.S. Capitol assault on Jan ...

Retention and recruitment issues aren’t unique to Tarrant County Jail, although other Texas facilities appear to be worse off, as the state's prisons operate with an officer vacancy rate of 70%.

Texas has a chronic problem with hiring and keeping enough guards in its prisons and state jails. Exacerbating the problem is that many of these facilities are in parts of the state where it is ...

Mason and his son, Devon Mason, 30, both were charged as habitual criminals with possession of a controlled substance with ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Texas man convicted of leading a Morgantown-based drug operation has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison. Anthony Allen, 38, had drugs shipped to the ...