More than half of prisoners sentenced to death in the United States have been on death row for more than 18 years. Texas, ...

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has named Lubbock County Sheriff Kelly Rowe as its chair. Here's what to know.

Long overloaded with too many inmates, the state has turned to prisons as far off as Mississippi. Officials cite limited ...

Livingston, Texas (CNN) — A Texas court has again granted a stay of execution to death row inmate Robert Roberson, who has long claimed he is innocent in the murder of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA/Gray News) - Two correctional officers have been charged after allegedly refusing to let an inmate out of his burning cell, which led to his death. Crystal Janelle West and ...