Elderly Texas man sentenced to life in prison for sixth DWI conviction
A Comal County jury sentenced Joseph Haren, 71, to life in prison for DWI with two or more previous convictions for the same ...
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Texas prison ‘staffing crisis’ harms public safety, lawmakers say
A large inmate population and a changing workforce have created a “staffing crisis” that makes it “almost impossible” to ...
Board approves Arkansas site for planned 3,000-inmate prison despite objections
The Arkansas Board of Corrections on Friday approved an 815-acre site for a planned prison to hold 3,000 inmates, despite objections from residents and local officials that they were blindsided by the ...
Winnsboro man sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2020 garage killing
A 74-year-old East Texas man has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison after a 2020 murder in Winnsboro. Visit this ...
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Sheriff's Office reports improvements in Harris County Jail as scrutiny from state continues
Harris County officials testified to the state oversight board that they made gains in staffing, but were still working on an ...
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Will Robert Roberson have a chance to testify? Death row inmate’s next moves lie with Texas Supreme Court
Robert Roberson may have had his execution date postponed, but time is running out for whether he will get to testify.
Robert Roberson defends actions of House committee that helped stop his execution
Roberson III, 57, was set to be executed Thursday, Oct. 17, in connection with the 2003 Anderson County conviction in the ...
Texas prisoners, including death row inmates, may be able to vote under little-known elections law
Texas elections law says state prison inmates who are appealing their convictions are eligible to register. Many lawyers and ...
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No. 21 Colorado goes into 1st November game in thick of Big 12 race; No. 9 BYU still undefeated
Coach Deion Sanders and 21st-ranked Colorado play their first November game tied for second place in the Big 12 conference.
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New trial granted for one of the last living members of the Texas 7
Randy Halprin was part of a group of escaped prisoners who broke out of the Connally Unit, a Texas prison, in 2000 and while ...
Texas Seizes Enough Fentanyl To Kill 'Everyone In America and Mexico'
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that officials have seized over half a billion lethal doses of fentanyl since the launch of ...
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Texas Court Orders New Trial For Death Row Inmate Over Judge's Anti-Semitic Bias
Randy Halprin was part of the "Texas 7" gang of escaped prisoners. Ha had already won a reprieve from the death penalty in ...