The Texas Department of Criminal Justice will no longer allow books with hard covers in an effort to prevent drugs from getting into their facilities, they announced Friday.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced that a revised book policy aimed at curbing the flow of illegal narcotics ...

Nearly a year after the Potter County Jail failed a state inspection due to overcrowding, county leaders are debating how ...

A Texas correctional officer faces charges after surveillance video caught him allegedly assaulting an inmate.

A federal judge in Tyler approved a $1.5 million class-action settlement against Smith County regarding an allegation the county jail held 102 formerly incarcerated individuals beyond their scheduled ...

Smith County settled for $1.5 million with over 100 former inmates who claim they were over-detained due to unlawful county practices.

When a GoFundMe for a sick, stray cat at a Texas women's prison went viral and raised nearly $11,000, it felt like a feel-good story. Behind the scenes, however, a different story was playing out.

Why are explicit books and other materials denied to prisoners available to children in school libraries? That’s the question asked by David Stokely, a former Texas inmate who is highlighting what he ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - The Allan B. Polunsky Unit in Livingston opened its gates for a different kind of visit last week as it hosted its first-ever “Father-Daughter Day,” bringing 20 ...

TELFAIR COUNTY, Ga. — An inmate at Telfair State Prison was killed after an altercation with other inmates on Saturday, the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) said. The GDC said that Preston ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — UPDATE (12/10): On Wednesday, Knox County Chancellor John F. Weaver ordered the release of the expiration dates for the lethal injection drugs used in the executions of Oscar Smith ...