An inmate serving prison time in a Texas state jail for burglary is facing additional charges after DNA linked the man to two ...

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This past week, we celebrated National Law-Enforcement Appreciation Day. We are very thankful for the sacrifices and ...

Jack Wayne Reeves will be eligible for parole next month, but experts said he faces challenges in securing his release.

Nanon Williams was sent to death row for a murder he says he didn't commit. Decades later, through daily emails and weekly ...

Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran released the identities of the three Washington State inmates dead after several ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. — An incident at a Georgia prison on Sunday has left three inmates dead, and at least 12 other inmates ...

Eric Johnson and Deshawn Thomas both died inside Nevada prisons this month, the Nevada Department of Corrections announced ...

The fundraiser, set up under the name Kitti Reed, says that Orange Julius needs a veterinarian visit because he has "been ...

Three inmates killed at the Washington State Prison have been identified by the Georgia Department of Corrections.

The Haskell County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of jailer Audrey Callison, aka Bush, after ...

Four executions have been set this year by the Tennessee Supreme Court, which includes the only woman on the state’s death ...