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

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.

A Texas man has been executed 13 years to the day of a convenience store robbery in which he set an elderly clerk on fire in ...

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

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

The Aberdeen proposal's two sites would benefit from the regional workforce and could lean on Northern State University, with criminal justice degrees.

"[But] as you look through them, some of them have some obvious strengths and weaknesses," said Tony Venhuizen, chair of the ...

The now 68-year-old inmate has been declared incompetent since 1987 when his initial execution was halted due to severe ...

United States-led efforts to end the current armed conflict in Africa's Great Lakes region appear oblivious to one of the key drivers of the hostilities: the region's history of failing to punish ...

El Paso Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius was flown to Huntsville, Texas, on Wednesday morning, May 7, where he will spend the rest of his life in prison, according to the El ...

ABC13 is awaiting a response from the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office. The Harris County Sheriff's Office confirmed Davidson worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.