The incident began around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, when a correctional officer observed someone attempting to smuggle contraband ...

Mitchel Roth, a Professor of Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University, said the longer a search goes on, the more ...

Carlos Ayala Morales got out of prison last year after serving time for child sex assault but was never registered as a sex ...

Three jailers are now facing felony charges after the Texas Rangers determined they beat an inmate earlier this month. The Polk County Sheriff's Office asked the Rangers to investigate after the ...

After the attack, the deputy tried to wash blood off the inmate’s uniform to destroy evidence, officials said.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice tell Eyewitness News that TDCJ notifies local law enforcement anytime a sex offender is being released into their ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A day after an ABC13 report uncovering why a serial child groper didn't appear on the state sex offender registry ... they register. But TDCJ says it didn't in Ayala ...

By Luke Jones Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KVIA) — The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says it would have made sure a convicted child predator registered as a sex offender had ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KVIA) — The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says it would have made sure a convicted child predator registered as a sex offender had it known about his release from prison.

A 56-year-old woman who was in the custody of the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office died Tuesday at a county hospital.