Criminal Justice

Within the walls of the Texas prison with the most reported coronavirus deaths, the men locked inside are telling a drastically different story than the…

Incarcerated women in Texas have access to fewer educational and vocational programs compared to incarcerated men, a new study finds. By DaLyah Jones, KUT…

The death penalty has been in the news a lot recently. Two cases involving the death penalty from Texas are pending in the US Supreme Court. Just today,…

The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that they will end the use of private prisons. The department will review the contracts of 13 prisons and…

Federal officials said the contract facilities don't offer substantial cost savings or provide the same level of security as those run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

A federal judge in Washington will allow John Hinckley to leave a mental institution and to live full-time with his mother. Hinckley shot President Ronald Reagan and three others in 1981.

EL PASO, Texas -- This border city has a policy on its books that allows the city to jail people who cannot pay their traffic fines. Now a lawsuit filed…