The British government said criminals could earn earlier release under a new program to cut the prison population, citing ...

Britain’s justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, travelled to Texas. As a lawmaker from the centre-left Labour Party, her trip ...

Harper, who stated he was "on a holy mission," was found guilty of capital murder in the killing of his Clements Unit cellmate in April 2020.

Harper's latest capital murder charge stems from an investigation by the Region C of the Office ... offenders incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice," Quisenberry said in the ...

The Texas House gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning by the end of 2032.

An undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Matthew Lee Johnson. AP Johnson, 49, was pronounced dead at 6:53 p.m., about 26 minutes after the cocktail of drugs was ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man faced scheduled execution Tuesday evening, 13 years to the day of a convenience store ...

The bill mandates that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice purchase and install climate control systems to ensure temperatures are maintained between 65 and 85 degrees in certain areas.