The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Victim Services Division announced an important update regarding the timing of notifications for victims and their families. Effective immediately, the divisio ...

The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially back in the prisons.

A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.

Minutes apart, courts in the neighboring states of Louisiana and Texas each stopped upcoming executions, one on Thursday and ...

Commissioner John Coffee asked Herring and Potter County Sheriff Brian Thomas about inmate management and expressed hope for ...

Officials at an Anderson County prison say water service has been fixed after families of inmates raised concerns.

With a 2-1 decision, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last week sent Brittany Marlowe Holberg's 1998 murder conviction ...

“The health and safety of our staff and inmate population is our highest priority,” Haney said.

: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice reported Tuesday morning that water and water pressure has been restored at the ...

Two inmates at the Department of Corrections face new charges after another man was attacked at the prison and sent to the hospital, according to a magistrate’s complaint filed in Superior Court.

LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas — Inmates were able to take over part of the Liberty County Jail on Thursday morning, according to the sheriff's office. Liberty County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Oscar Martinez ...