ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A new report by the Orange County Corrections Department Research Unit showcasing the county facility's “Average Daily Population with ICE Detainers” found that the number of ...

Philip Vance has been waiting four years for the state to decide whether his murder conviction should be overturned. The 45-year-old is serving a life sentence for the killing of a South St. Paul ...

Can’t nobody hold Sean “Diddy” Combs down — not even a federal prison sentence. New photos showed the disgraced music mogul in high spirits as he smiled alongside some of his fellow inmates at FCI ...

After being sentenced to more than 10 years in state prison, Kristina Chambers will join the small population of incarcerated expectant mothers. For pregnant women spending time in prison, the Texas ...

Death row inmates have long been allowed to request their final meal on the night before their execution. But after one killer made an unusual and controversial demand, prison officials promptly ended ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and how it is waiting for execution on Texas' death row. HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and a firsthand account from a reporter who witnessed an execution here.

A pair of Texas prison guards were fired and arrested after allegedly leaving an inmate to die locked inside a burning and smoke-filled cell, according to reports. Lieutenant William Eugene Romero, 33 ...

Two Texas Department of Criminal Justice employees have been arrested in connection with the death of an inmate at the William P. “Bill” Clements Unit in Amarillo, according to jail records and a ...

Behind the door of Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ days have taken on a grittier reality. According to his lawyers, he’s under suicide watch and struggling ...

Sept. 25 (UPI) --The United States executed two death row inmates on Thursday evening -- one in Alabama and the other in Texas -- during a year that has seen an uptick in inmates being put to death.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is currently investigating the death of an inmate who was killed at the Telford Unit in New Boston on Monday. Hidalgo stormed out of budget meeting to attend ...