Texas prison populations are not shrinking as quickly as the price of oil, but the trend is equally dramatic.

In today’s episode, we discuss the problems in the Texas state agency intended to rehabilitate children who have committed crimes — and whether the Legislature is eyeing any solutions.

Three Williamson County Justices of the Peace join top roles in the Texas JPCA, enhancing state justice system leadership.

opinion Commentary Texas Chief Justice Hecht: If Texas doesn’t reform its bail system, federal courts likely will Texas must amend its constitution to allow a bail system that is fair and safe.

TEXAS, USA — The Texas juvenile justice system is in a state of “crisis” and on the brink of collapse, according to testimony in the House Juvenile and Family Issues Committee. The details ...

Criminal Justice Almost 600 Texas youth are trapped in a juvenile prison system on the brink of collapse The agency is so understaffed that teens have reported spending up to 23 hours locked in ...

Children housed at Texas Juvenile Justice Department, or TJJD, facilities routinely suffer sexual assault, physical abuse and other forms of mistreatment, according to a complaint sent to the U.S ...

Victims of crime and concerned citizens will have access to a modernized automated notification system funded by the Office ...

Criminal Justice Texas’ juvenile justice system provides an ‘unsafe environment’ for detained children, report says The report found that despite most children having “clear mental health ...

As the ACLU of Texas details in a new white paper, people who can't afford their traffic tickets find Texas' criminal justice system a bureaucratic labyrinth from which there is no escape. We pile ...

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune plan to continue examining the military justice system, which handles more than 1,000 cases a year across all branches.

Third-world justice in America, we all ought to agree, deserves a first-rate response. First, there is the matter of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller.