Imprisoned people are forced to drink and bathe with water they describe as over-chlorinated, slimy, and foul-smelling.

We looked into how commonly this happened and found out this was happening to over 100 people in Smith County,” attorney ...

According to state police, the inmates broke out of the River Bend Detention Center in East Carroll Parish early Friday ...

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A convicted serial killer is eligible for parole in Texas next month, 30 years after he was sentenced for two counts of murder. Jack Wayne Reeves, who is serving sentences of 35 years and 99 years in ...

Read full article: AJ Armstrong’s team prepares for appeals hearing as DA’s Office vows to uphold conviction Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath, seen in Austin on Sept. 9, 2025, said in a ...

A Wayne County inmate serving life for the 1990 murders of a 15-year-old student and the toddler she was babysitting has been granted an open parole date, state officials confirmed Monday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Wayne County inmate serving life for the 1990 murders of a 15-year-old student and the toddler she was babysitting has been ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — UPDATE WEDNESDAY: A Knox County chancellor said Wednesday he'll review - behind closed doors - information sought by a death row inmate about the state's lethal injection drug. By ...

A man who fatally shot the operator of a Brockton drug house in 1992 and later stabbed a fellow prisoner has been granted parole from his life sentence, records show. The state Parole Board voted 4-2 ...

The announcement at a Texas Commission on Jail Standards meeting in Austin was met with applause from the crowd, some of whom were family members of people who have died in the Harris County Jail in ...

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3–2 to recommend clemency for death row inmate Tremane Wood. Gov. Kevin Stitt will decide whether to grant it. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 ...