Garza County leaders have invested millions of dollars into the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility, hoping it will bring them a contract.

Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...

The family of Erik Carlson, who died last month, said they are still searching for answers after the 29-year-old suddenly ...

James Davis Jr. reportedly tied to smuggle the contraband into the Larry Gist State Jail using a food container.

It’s not the most typical classroom, but University of North Texas criminal justice students said that sharing a class with ...

Jacolby Shawn Smith-Barber was taken into custody on Feb. 6 on a charge of prohibited substance in a correctional facility.

Understaffed and overcrowded, Texas prisons are experiencing worsening conditions that leave both staff and the incarcerated ...

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...

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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.

states may spend less money on emergency care and on corrections, she said. "Any state that is dragging its feet is missing an opportunity here," she said. The Texas Department of Family Services took ...