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Man given 45-year prison sentence for killing woman he stalked: DOCS

  • Aug 21

Sean Combs involved in prison fight, sent to solitary confinement

  • Jul 24

Nadine Menendez surrenders to prison amid breast cancer treatments

  • Jul 10

What former Epstein prison guard told committee

  • Jun 6

5 inmates involved in stabbing at Terrell Unit prison, TDCJ confirms

  • May 30

Texas True Crime: 11 Days of Terror

  • May 15

Men in botched murder-for-hire plot get life in prison, officials say

  • Apr 29

Trump seeking $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison

  • Apr 7

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Federal trial over air conditioning in Texas prisons set to start Monday

  • Mar 30
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First woman leads Texas' oldest prison, making history at Huntsville Unit

  • Mar 28
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Legal experts believe Fort Bend County Judge KP George could avoid prison

  • Mar 23
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Convicted murderer accused of running high-tech crime ring inside Texas prison

  • Mar 21
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Harris County juvenile judges vary widely on sending violent offenders to adult prison

  • Mar 7
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4 years after his arrest in Russia, American David Barnes sent to remote penal colony

  • Jan 14
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He survived 12 years in a Chinese prison. Coming home was the hard part.

  • Dec 24, 2025
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'I wouldn't give up on him': Nonprofit works to keep inmates from reoffending

  • Dec 11, 2025

Latest Stories

Federal trial over air conditioning in Texas prisons set to start Monday

About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air-conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.

  • Mar 30

First woman leads Texas' oldest prison, making history at Huntsville Unit

For 175 years, the oldest prison in Texas was led by men. Now, for the first time, a woman is in charge.

  • Mar 28

Legal experts believe Fort Bend County Judge KP George could avoid prison

After posting bond, Judge KP George was released from jail on Friday. Although he was convicted of felony money laundering charges, he won't be sentenced until this June.

  • Mar 23

Convicted murderer accused of running high-tech crime ring inside Texas prison

A newly-released search warrant reveals an alleged organized crime ring operating from inside a Texas prison, involving hacked tablets, contraband smuggling, and even attempted drone drops.

  • Mar 21

Harris County juvenile judges vary widely on sending violent offenders to adult prison

When it comes to deciding whether violent juvenile offenders should finish their sentences in adult prison, Harris County judges do not always reach the same conclusions.

  • Mar 7