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

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

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

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

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

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office announced it has hired the head of Dallas County jails to oversee its own operations.

Even before COVID, prisons across the country were struggling to fill open positions. However, agencies like the BOP have ...

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

A staged joke or serious threat? Trump seems intent on controlling a territory that's been part of the Danish crown since ...

The lawyers formally incorporated the SPLC in 1971, and civil rights activist Julian Bond was named the first president. Dees and Levin began seeking nationwide support for their work. People from ...

Judge Juan Merchan imposed an "unconditional discharge” that means Trump receives no prison time or probation. Trump ...

A convicted serial rapist identified by his grim reaper tattoo is now set to spend the rest of his life in prison, Texas officials said. A Texas judge brought down a sweeping sentence for Adrian Tovar ...