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

A Bradford County inmate has been sentenced to serve time in state prison after he was found guilty of molesting a child ...

According to a news release, the Kentucky State Police, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Henderson City Police ...

A DPS traffic stop on U.S. 277 uncovered a human smuggling case involving a Fort Worth driver and a deported child sex offender near Eagle Pass.

The following information was gathered solely from the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office. This list includes individuals who ...

An "emergency situation" in an East Texas jail prompted the Bell County Commissioners Court to approve short-term housing of ...

Authorities are searching for a man who escaped from Community Corrections custody Tuesday morning, clarifying earlier ...