HOUSTON (AP) — A group of death row inmates filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Texas prison system over its policy of mandatory and indefinite solitary confinement for all prisoners ...

MORE: Texas death row inmates sue over solitary confinement "An internal investigation will be conducted to determine if any possible policy or procedural violations occurred," the sheriff's ...

Citing "unconstitutional and unlawful conditions" at the Monroe County Jail, the ACLU has taken up the case of a current inmate suing Sheriff Jim Kennedy and the Monroe County commissioners over ...

This can make a search for an inmate’s records difficult ... You have the right to sue in Texas, but there isn’t a right of appeal. Suppose the agency refuses to reveal your information.

A death row minister suing Oklahoma's Department of Corrections for allegedly defaming him in the media said Monday he has ...

Tarrant County’s Mental Health Jail Diversion Center is a place where some people can receive help instead of going to jail.

OSAKA--Two death row inmates are suing the government over the “unconstitutional” practice of carrying out executions on the same day the condemned are informed they will die. Lawyers ...

Two death row inmates are suing Japan's government over a system notifying prisoners of their execution just hours beforehand, arguing it causes psychological distress. Japan, where over 100 ...

After voting Thursday, the House plans to adjourn for a recess as a standoff with President Biden continues over raising the ...