A U.S. federal judge in Fort Worth declared a mistrial Tuesday in the case against nine people connected to a shooting outside an ICE detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, last year.

A century-old historic jail that once housed hundreds of inmates could soon reopen its doors—this time to residents and ...

A murder suspect who had been free on bond is back in jail after a judge increased his bond to $500,000 over reported ...

New laws in some Democratic-led states are forcing local sheriffs to stop cooperating with President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts. A law signed Tuesday by Maryland Gov. Wes ...

Nearly 2 million Illinoisans with non-violent criminal histories could have their records sealed automatically under a new ...

The trial of nine defendants charged in the July 4 shooting at a North Texas ICE detention center begins Tuesday. The Trump administration is bringing terrorism charges.

Federal charges spark trial for defendants accused of planning and acting in a violent July 4th protest attack. Read details ...

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) says three people, including the suspect, are dead, and a fourth person is in the hospital in critical condition following a series of shootings on Friday ...

A Texas death row inmate who gained notoriety after a brazen escape from jail has been executed for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in 1998. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, ...

Charles Flores was convicted of the January 1998 killing of Betty Black during an attempted robbery. Right from the start, he ...

The Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association is warning its members after another lawyer was tricked into smuggling drug-laced paper into the Harris County Jail.

Chile's first prison rugby team is transforming lives at the Valparaíso Penitentiary Complex. Rugby Unión Libertad mirrors a professional league's routine with intense training and weekend matches.