Nearly 25 years ago, seven inmates broke free from a maximum-security prison in South Texas. A weeks-long manhunt ensued, ...

The bill does not expand abortion access, but further explains when a doctor can intervene to save a pregnant patient’s life.

Joshua was incarcerated because of a series of offenses committed at age 11. First, he got into a fight with his older ...

The House voted to preliminarily approve a bill to clarify Texas’ near-total abortion ban, after it passed the Senate last ...

Video shows the moment officers captured 2 of the 10 men who escaped from a jail in New Orleans on May 16. The men were ...

Louisiana authorities have arrested a jail worker who allegedly helped 10 inmates escape from the Orleans Parish Jail.

Jared Loughner will spend the rest of his life imprisoned — and several victims said at his sentencing today they hope he is well enough to contemplate every day the wounds he inflicted on Jan ...

Before voir dire (preliminary juror examinations) began, Diddy turned down a plea deal, which might have shortened his potential prison sentence if he agreed to plead guilty. When the judge asked ...