The new short film Criminal highlights the injustices of the criminal legal system with a look at how for-profit bail preys ...

More than half of prisoners sentenced to death in the United States have been on death row for more than 18 years. Texas, ...

The approval also comes as the Harris County Jail has continuously remained out of compliance with the state's minimum jail ...

The Commission oversees all county and privately run municipal jails across Texas, helping local governments maintain safe, ...

Separated from the general prison population, Texas death row inmates spend at least 22 hours a day alone in their cells.

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has named Lubbock County Sheriff Kelly Rowe as its chair. Here's what to know.

Miles Fridrich, who is facing a murder charge in the stabbing death of Conroe doctor Talat Khan, was transferred back to the ...

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office arrested Janette Goering Tuesday on a state charge of aiding in the commission of a July ...

The nation's first execution of a person convicted in a "shaken baby syndrome" case was halted Thursday when Texas' highest criminal court ruled in the condemned man's favor ...

A 38-year-old man was booked into Randall County Jail on a federal charge of failing to register as a sex offender.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday directed state agencies to begin a concerted operation to remove homeless encampments and ...