Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas’ position as the nation's leader in capital punishment.

A U.S. judge on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction against sections of Senate Bill 4, which would have allowed local ...

The law, which gives state law enforcement and judges a role in immigration enforcement, is set to go into effect in two days ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Stanley Richards as the new commissioner of the city’s Department of Correction on Saturday. Richards will become the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city ...

After nearly 30 years behind bars, Jesse Tooker is set to start a new life. A state judge this week ordered the release of ...

The Webb County Sheriff’s Office recognized jailers and staff during an awards ceremony marking National Correctional ...

A Georgia prisoner faces felony theft charges after Smith County investigators and the Secret Service linked him to a $13,000 ...

Nine individuals face charges of smuggling contraband into a Texas prison, allegedly using drones, according to the Texas ...

On the nearly four-hour drive from a southeast Idaho prison, Kristine Scott was optimistic. One of 15 women transferred on ...

The portal may help when release documents get stuck in limbo after the sheriff’s office sends them to the state. But the ...

Overdose deaths in Texas prisons jumped 2,480% over the past seven years, a state prison official told lawmakers this week as ...