Faced with more immediate funding needs, state officials haven’t asked for more money for rehabilitation programs, such as STRIVE, next budget cycle.

The bill represents a pivot from GOP legislators who have defended the abortion ban in the face of lawsuits and medical ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is considering a Texas-inspired prison reform allowing inmates to earn early parole through work and good behaviour. The proposal suggests a "carrot and stick ...

Texas is not soft on crime. It has seen the execution of 600 prisoners in the past 40 years, including two so far this year – ...

Prisoners in Texas can earn credits through working ... Reacting to the visit, the deputy director of the charity Prison Reform Trust, Mark Day, said there are “important lessons” that can ...

SAN ANTONIO – The debate over bail reform is intensifying in Texas, with Governor Greg Abbott declaring it an emergency item. This week, the Texas Senate has passed several bills to tighten ...

Inmates have to earn their freedom through good behaviour at penitentiary the Justice Secretary sees as a model for UK ...

The debate over bail reform is intensifying in Texas, with Governor Greg Abbott declaring it an emergency item.

Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock asked for higher judicial pay and protections for parents in child custody cases in his first State of the Judiciary address since Gov. Greg Abbott appointed him to the ...

Virginia spends more than $1.6 billion a year on its department of corrections, and some of that money pays to monitor people ...