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

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 ...

John Henry Ramirez took the life of Pablo Castro. A new documentary tells the story of how his victim’s son, and his own, ...

But Collier added the Texas corrections system also had created its own hiring obstacles. In the 1990s, when the state’s prison population was climbing rapidly, the agency went on a building spree.

Inmate artist Brian Estes has been using his talent to create vibrant murals at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's ...

An earlier subpoena ended up delaying Roberson's Oct. 17 execution, which was tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.

Texas prisons were so short staffed in 2023 ... The challenges facing the U.S. prison system will not be solved with more funding alone. Instead, systemic reforms are necessary to align prison ...

AUSTIN — The Texas Attorney General's Office has filed a motion to prevent death row inmate Robert Roberson from testifying at a House committee hearing on Friday. The motion follows a new ...

TARRANT COUNTY — A 19-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after a Tarrant County jury found him guilty of capital murder in the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old and a 17-year-old in ...

is up for parole in Texas. The Washington Post reported this is Saldivar’s first opportunity for release. Saldivar, who was the president of Selena’s fan club, was sentenced to life in prison ...