The family of Saul Vargas is suing Galveston County Jail, alleging his death resulted from staff failing to intervene after a ...

El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal has ordered an in-depth investigation after the death of a 46-year-old inmate at the El ...

Derrick Leysath, 22, was found unresponsive in his cell at FCI-Petersburg prison and pronounced dead. The FBI was notified.

Also this week, legal challenges to halt Tony Carruthers' execution saw a flurry of filings as his execution draws near.

Early Friday morning, jail staff notified the sheriff’s office that 33-year-old Dextarius Tierre Earies had died while he was ...

Richard Glossip, who posted bond Thursday after a judge cleared the way, has received much public support, including from ...

Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection on Thursday, reinforcing Texas's position as the nation's leader in capital punishment. Texas has put more inmates to death than the next four states ...

A Searchlight review found 12 of 19 inmates Gov. Kristi Noem released early without parole board recommendations were later ...

Jail administrators across Mississippi are forming a unified organization to improve how detention facilities operate, ...

Late in the evening of May 16, 2025, a deadly tornado ripped through three southeastern Kentucky Counties, claiming the lives ...

The adult film star had a heated exchange with former co-stars in 2025 ...

While the former death row inmate was able to leave jail, his legal case will continue, as prosecutors vow to try him again ...