Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters gather outside the Harris County Jail in downtown Houston on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, waiting for demonstrators ...

Bureau of Justice Statistics issued its annual report about the state of the Bureau of Prisons since enactment of the First Step Act. Results show more work to be done.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 01: Alice Marie Johnson, who had her sentence commuted by U.S. President Donald Trump (L) after serving 21 years in prison for cocaine trafficking, thanks the press during a ...

A January audit of Harris County inmates' commissary accounts identified critical oversights and financial control failures, including violations of state law and county policies. It's the latest in a ...