Faced with more immediate funding needs, state officials haven’t asked for more money for rehabilitation programs, such as ...

James Davis Jr. reportedly tied to smuggle the contraband into the Larry Gist State Jail using a food container.

Hughes Unit in Coryell ... from the Texas Attorney General’s Office.(iStock / Getty Images/iStockphoto) A leader of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, a white supremacist prison gang, has died ...

STRIVE graduate Melyna Rodriguez wipes a tear during the graduation ceremony inside the chapel at the Patrick O'Daniel Unit ... to prison compared to 9.7% of all incarcerated Texas women ...

Retention and recruitment issues aren’t unique to Tarrant County Jail, although other Texas facilities appear to be worse off, as the state's prisons operate with an officer vacancy rate of 70%.

(The Texas Tribune) — The Texas agency that manages the state’s prisons and jails should close correctional facilities with staffing challenges and do a better job at supervising inmate ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A correctional officer at the Stiles Unit in Beaumont has been arrested for allegedly bringing drugs into the prison, less than four months after a previous arrest for felony ...

On Monday, a Texas judge sentenced Dallas man Harold Thompson to life in prison. Thompson’s sentencing comes after a jury convicted him of killing his partner, Gabriela Gonzalez, for having an ...

DALLAS – January often inspires many people to pursue passions in the New Year. Darren Wallace shows that age shouldn't stop dreams from becoming a reality. At 54 years old, he is in his second ...

A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% staff turnover rate. Audio recording is automated for accessibility.