The incident has laid bare critical gaps in security protocols during inmate transfers to medical facilities, especially for individuals with violent charges and mental health risks.

A U.S. Department of Justice employee faces charges including capital murder after investigators say he forced an abortion by sneaking medication into a woman’s coffee.

E. Clarke Dummit, a Winston-Salem criminal defense attorney for 39 years, was described by his law firm as an innovator in law and business, and as a lawyer who dedicated his life defending his ...

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Trump has given soldiers the authority to detain migrants for domestic criminal violations. In person, it’s overwhelming.

He was convicted and sentenced to death based on Texas’ law of parties — which allows for anyone participating in a crime to be held accountable — but the state’s highest criminal appeals ...

As Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking trial is set to begin, Brian Steel was added to his team of attorneys. The lawyer, who resides in Georgia, previously defended Young Thug.

Authorities search for North Texas murder suspect who removed ankle monitor 01:44. The sheriff's departments in Kaufman and Van Zandt counties are among the law enforcement agencies searching for ...

The suspect, Karmelo Anthony, is being represented by North Texas criminal defense attorneys Billy Clark and Kim T. Cole, according to a news release from The Clark Law Firm and K Cole Law.

San Jacinto County prosecuted nearly 300 misdemeanor cases in 2023. In this poor region, nestled in the piney woods of East Texas, many defendants were likely eligible for a government-paid lawyer.

The U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to an attorney, but fulfilling that promise has become increasingly difficult across rural Texas, where the number of criminal defense attorneys has ...