Another Texas summer is here, and once again, tens of thousands of people incarcerated in Texas prisons are sweltering, and some are dying, because they’re denied the necessity of air conditioning.

The driver accused in a crash that killed an Oregon community college softball player and head coach has been sentenced to ...

While incarcerated at Federal Prison Camp Bryan, Elizabeth Holmes has more amenities available to her than most inmates. However, one thing Holmes shares with inmates across the federal prison system ...

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Bobby Lumpkin, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s COO, will ...

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Another Texas summer is here, and once again, tens of thousands of people incarcerated in Texas prisons are sweltering, and some are dying, because they're denied the necessity of air conditioning.

Bobby Lumpkin will be the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s next executive director, leading one of the largest state agencies that is also in the midst of a correctional staffing crisis. Lumpkin ...

Authorities are searching for a Texas man who was "mistakenly" released from jail before he was set to serve a five-year state prison sentence. Troy Dugas, 36, was "mistakenly released from jail on ...

A North Texas man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. Robert Owen Throgmorton, 63, pleaded guilty to using a 10-year-old child to produce the illicit ...