States are adopting surveillance-oriented “paperless” policies that deny incarcerated people access to physical letters.

ICE agents are arresting more immigrants on the streets and at routine check-ins than under President Biden. But most of them ...

El Paso County Jail's TRUST Program wins the NCCHC 2025 Program of the Year for reducing force incidents and improving inmate ...

Photos of the Ka-Bar knife sheath have been revealed for the first time as part of more than 2,300 pages of evidence released ...

In some parts of the U.S., ICE agents are seizing people directly from county jails to take into immigration custody. The tactic has raised concerns over due process.

Learn about the overcrowding crisis in Dallas County jail, the impact of Proposition 3, and the consequences for public safety and mental health.

For pregnant women who are spending time in prison, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice maintains specialty programs and ...

by Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune October 28, 2025 Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Tarrant County recently ...

When payment rewards full units, you get full units, not safer or more effective ones. Public or private, paying for ...

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Texas authorities captured a convicted sex offender who topped their Most Wanted list after receiving a tip about his Houston workplace. Dante Dewayne Odom, 52, was arrested October 9 by Texas ...

This school year, many Texas districts are teaching from an elementary curriculum that features extensive content about the Christian faith, according to a New York Times analysis. By Troy Closson A ...