Ellis County Sheriff, Red Oak police, Dallas police and the Texas Department of Public Safety responded to the scene on ...

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

A counselor at Lewis Prison was arrested and accused of supplying inmates with drugs and contraband cellphones, according to ...

Jason Alan Thornburg showed no emotion as the judge read his death sentence aloud. A few jurors, who had decided the ...

Sophie Ellis-Bextor's New Year's Eve BBC special has drawn mixed reactions from viewers after she kicked off 2025 with a star-studded disco-themed concert. The singer performed a medley of hits ...

Trina Solar has sold its Texas solar panel factory as the US scrutinizes Chinese companies cashing in on Inflation Reduction Act tax breaks. December 30, 2024: FREYR announced on December 24 that ...

Members of the Texas Anti-Gang Unit were searching for 34-year-old Shane Lester regarding a parole violation, according to a statement from the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office. He was also a ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Thousands of prisoners should be moved to open prisons to tackle overcrowding and help prepare inmates for release, a former justice secretary ...

Some 6,000 prisoners broke free from a high-security prison in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, on Wednesday, according to police authorities, as weeks-long post-election violence continues to rock ...

1:29 Mozambique protests: Police fire tear gas at biggest demonstration yet against disputed election At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on ...