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%.

A Texas man was sentenced to prison in connection with the murder of 25-year-old Jasmine Muldoon. Screengrab from Patricia Jo's Facebook page. A Texas man was sentenced to prison after agreeing to ...

On Monday, a Texas judge sentenced Dallas man Harold Thompson to life in prison. Thompson’s sentencing comes after a jury convicted him of killing his partner, Gabriela Gonzalez, for having an ...

A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% staff turnover rate. Audio recording is automated for accessibility.

DALLAS – January often inspires many people to pursue passions in the New Year. Darren Wallace shows that age shouldn't stop dreams from becoming a reality. At 54 years old, he is in his second ...

Within three years of their release, 5.6% of STRIVE participants returned to prison compared to 9.7% of all incarcerated Texas women, according to data provided by prison officials. Criminal justice ...

(The Texas Tribune) — The Texas agency that manages the state’s prisons and jails should close correctional facilities with staffing challenges and do a better job at supervising inmate ...

The Texas agency that manages the state’s prisons and jails should close correctional facilities with staffing challenges and do a better job at supervising inmate rehabilitation programs ...

(iStock / Getty Images/iStockphoto) A leader of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, a white supremacist prison gang, has died in state prison almost 10 years after he was convicted at a trial in ...

Within three years of their release, 5.6% of STRIVE participants returned to prison compared to 9.7% of all incarcerated Texas women, according to data provided by prison officials. Criminal ...

The Texas agency that manages the state’s prisons and jails should close correctional facilities with staffing challenges and do a better job at supervising inmate rehabilitation programs, the Texas ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - An oversight committee now wants the state of Texas to close jails and prisons in response to staffing shortages. This is a follow-up in our KCBD Investigates series on the ...