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

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

Gov. Greg Abbott, seeking about $11 billion to defray state spending on border security, didn’t come empty handed to ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump met at the White House to discuss the situation at the border on ...

The arrests, part of President Trump’s mass deportation offensive, collared a previously deported Mexican cartel hitman.

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

The Greenville-based treatment center has closed after the death of an 11-year-old boy the day before Thanksgiving.

Just over four years ago on the campaign trail, Joe Biden made a bold pledge to voters that as president he would end the federal use of private prisons – facilities where inmates have long ...

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Friday the Texas delegation to Congress should play political hardball to persuade federal ...

“These facilities have significant fixed costs, including staffing, utilities, and maintenance.” More than 400 corrections officer jobs remain open in the state, though the vacancy rate ...