After a second trial and conviction for the 2015 murder of Dominic Thrasher resulted in a life sentence for Justin Michael ...

The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s ...

The new president said he would designate drug cartels terrorists and send troops to the southern border to repel an ...

A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% ...

Texas prisons were so short-staffed in 2023, the state had to shuttle correctional officers to far-flung facilities where ...

The documentary, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Smriti Mundhra for MTV Documentary Films, focuses on the days leading up to Ramirez's execution as he sought forgiveness from his victim’s son.

At 54 years old, Darren Wallace is in his second semester of law school at the University of North Texas at Dallas.

The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges against any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigrat ...

Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a ...

Michael McClintock was booked into the Midland County Central Detention Center Tuesday on a fugitive from justice warrant. He now awaits extradition.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - An oversight committee now wants the state to close jails and prisons amid staffing shortages. This ...

Ahead of the legislative session beginning Tuesday, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that Texas has a nearly $24 ...