Four inmates at a Texas prison have been charged with murder after the death of a fellow prisoner.

Attorney General Ken Paxton affirmed limits on when the state has to order an outside investigation into an inmate's death.

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, ...

Prison populations have been largely ignored as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages communities. Approximately 80 percent of all Texas inmates who died from COVID-19 were in pre-trial detention and had not ...

In May 2018, Ruby McPeters was eight months pregnant when she was booked into Hood County jail on a probation violation.

A viral fundraiser for a sick stray cat at a Texas women’s prison led to the temporary placement of inmate Sonya Reed in solitary confinement, but prison officials confirmed on January 21 that she has ...

When a GoFundMe for a sick, stray cat at a Texas women's prison went viral and raised nearly $11,000, it felt like a feel-good story. Behind the scenes, however, a different story was playing out.