The move escalates the state’s efforts to improve conditions in Harris County’s jail system, which has struggled to comply ...

Michigan is a battleground state and the sheriff faces stiff competition in what is likely to be one of the most competitive ...

Two current inmates at the Oklahoma County Detention Center have been charged with murder for the overdose death of another inmate in January.

Genesee County Chris Swanson has told The Associated Press he's launching a Democratic bid to be Michigan's next governor.

A 17-year-old suspect is facing a capital murder charge for a deadly shooting at a motel in east Houston, according to Harris ...

Clarence Jordan has been a death row inmate for 47 years, yet his execution was never carried out. Jordan, now 68, was convicted of the 1977 murder and robbery of Houston grocery store worker, Joe ...

On Thursday, the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against two inmates at the Oklahoma County Detention Center related to an inmate’s death in January, according to a news ...