Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

Eight Venezuelan gang members have been indicted in connection with sex trafficking women from South America to Tennessee, ...

Notorious Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, once celebrated as the first female self-made billionaire, broke her silence in ...

Those housed in the O'Daniel Unit in Gatesville, including such names as Melissa Lucio, have had their lives touched by a ...

During his 20 years behind bars, Richard Lee Tabler says he's found God and leads a ministry of Death Row inmates. He's ...

Santa Rita Jail seems to be emerging from a dark shadow, making reforms in the areas of mental health and the number of ...

Since falling out of compliance, the Harris County Jail has seen at least 55 inmate deaths, a gun smuggled inside, and inmates not receiving proper medication.

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Texas's first female condemned killer received special permission to leave jail and be baptized at New Light Baptist Church ...

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Of finalists for FAU prez, two are credible administrators, and the third is a former pol who works for a private-prison ...

Additionally, in Texas, Georgia and Arkansas, prisoners are forced to work for free. Given the number of incarcerated individuals in the U.S., the private prison industry is in an opportune ...