On Friday, the man who escaped from a behavioral hospital in Harris County back in March was sentenced to 35 years in prison for beating and choking a woman.

Just over an hour from Tyler lies the biggest prison in Texas. Take a closer look at the H.H. Coffield Unit, a massive and ...

JEFFERSON, Texas — A Jefferson County correctional officer sergeant was indicted this week on charges of official oppression ...

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A bill requiring air conditioning in the state’s prisons gained approval from a Texas House panel this week. House Bill 3006, ...

The Texas House Committee on Corrections has approved House Bill 3006, which requires prisons to have air conditioning installed by the end of 2032, providing $100 million over two phases.

According to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, 40-year-old Yuliana Mares was arrested for indecency with a child by ...

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The Star-Telegram emailed members of the Sheriff’s Office’s media team just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22. Spokesperson Robbie Hoy did not respond until the Star-Telegram sent a follow-up email ...

Texas man convicted of two random murders could be tied to other shootings - Kevin Sheffield, 23, killed two people in the ...

A judge has recently ruled in the ongoing litigation regarding oppressive heat conditions in Texas prisons. United States District Judge Robert Pitman called the lack of air conditioning in inmate ...

From the NCAA transfer portal this offseason, the Texas Tech football program added at least one ... Fitch has Lee Hunter, Jayden Cofield and Keyshawn Williams working at noseguard. He has Skyler Gill ...