The Texas Tribune on MSN3h
Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar
Texas lawmakers are pushing more than 100 bills to clamp down on crime, threatening to overcrowd the state’s jails and ...
KOXE21h
25-year sentence for Delivery of a Controlled Substance among those handed down in district court
The office of District Attorney Micheal Murray issued the following press release regarding felony cases recently heard in ...
The Texas Observer21h
An Inside Look at Taser Use in Texas Prison
The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially back in the prisons.
US awaits 12 executions in 6 states in 2025 execution wave
If all executions scheduled through March 20 take place, nine people will have been executed in the first three months of the ...
Midland Reporter-Telegram1h
Trump will visit the Justice Department, months after his criminal prosecutions were dismissed
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to visit the Justice Department on Friday to rally support for his ...
Florida Politics17h
Florida Public Policy Project urges lawmakers to establish Criminal Justice Commission
An organization monitoring public policy in Florida is advocating for the state to establish a Criminal Justice Commission to help improve the prison system.