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

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

The son of an inmate who died after a prolonged beating by New York prison guards has filed a federal lawsuit.

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

The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was ...