A judge is considering whether delusional beliefs about the legal system are enough to prevent a South Carolina prisoner from ...

At a Cabinet meeting on Aug. 26, President Donald Trump proposed seeking the death penalty for anyone convicted of murder in ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice transitioned seven privately operated correctional and treatment facilities to state ...

The primary cause of death of Alexis Cardenas, 32, was an irregular heartbeat associated with toxic effects of drugs and ...

Texas prison violence reached its highest level in at least a decade, prompting a monthslong lockdown in 19 lockups this summer.

The death penalty case against David Leonard Wood will continue in an El Paso courtroom decades after he was convicted and sentenced to death.

Christina Rae's brother Josh told her he was going to run some errands but never returned - the next thing she knew her world ...

Texas Tribune By Ayden Runnels Published: August 20, 2025 at 5:23 PMUpdated: August 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM Politics, criminal justice, death penalty, politics, Texas death row, state government ...

A federal judge in Illinois has rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to enforce arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the Lone Star State earlier this month to block Republican ...

The death of a five-year-old Texas girl represented a dramatic failure by the system to remove a child in danger. Her abuse lives on in the memories of the people who witnessed it or were forced to ...

Republican leadership in the Texas House is hoping a new tip line will help them bring Democrats back to the Capitol amid the redistricting fight.