Rains County Justice of the Peace Robert Jenkins Franklin was arrested on Wednesday for two counts of official oppression and two counts of tampering with a witness. Visit this article to learn more: ...

In Texas, people want to see fairness when it comes to crime and punishment. Justice should treat everyone equally, regardless of who they are or where they come from. But what if the system isn't as ...

Texas authorities released video showing the pursuit and following arrest of two people who escaped the jail in New Orleans.

For a third consecutive time, a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning has likely died in the Texas Senate.

Federal authorities are intensifying efforts to identify and arrest child sex predators nationwide, including recent arrests ...

An Elmira man was arrested on Wednesday as a fugitive from justice out of Texas after violating his probation, according to a ...

Texas executed a 49-year-old death row inmate for the gruesome murder of a grandmother during a robbery in 2012, making him ...

Police in Huntsville, Texas, have released body and dash camera video showing the high-speed pursuit and arrest of two of the ...

Three more escapees from the Orleans Justice Center jail were recaptured Monday (May 26) outside of New Orleans.Lenton ...

Texas lawmakers are moving to reform the state's bail system, aiming to keep individuals accused of violent crimes in jail ...