Nearly 25 years ago, seven inmates broke free from a maximum-security prison in South Texas. A weeks-long manhunt ensued, ...

Lawmakers passed 79-39 House Bill 3006 by Terry Canales, D-Edinburg. If the Legislature or the federal government allocates ...

After reports of rampant abuse in youth prisons, lawmakers want more kids in adult prisons and seek to restrict watchdog ...

The 89-43 vote comes less than two months after an Austin federal judge declared extreme heat in Texas prisons “plainly ...

The Texas Prison Rodeo started in 1931 and featured prison inmates taking part in events each October at a usually packed arena.

An Austin federal judge has declared extreme heat in Texas prisons “plainly unconstitutional." The bill faces an uphill battle in the Senate.

The Texas Prison Rodeo started in 1931 and featured prison inmates taking part in events each October at a usually packed arena just outside the prison walls in Huntsville. For the convicts ...

Less than a year after a scathing report from the Department of Justice found that Texas juvenile prisons are rife with sexual and physical abuse, the state Legislature is considering sending ...

The Texas House gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning by the end of 2032.

The Texas House overwhelmingly passed legislation Thursday night to require air conditioning across the state’s prison system, marking the third time in five years that the lower chamber has ...