The deficiencies leave the state's largest county jail system, where another inmate died this week, out of compliance with ...

The sheriff's office previously told inspectors that inmates were responsible for damaging the fire panels, according to ...

The event was the idea of Texans players who partnered with the Harris County Sheriff's Office to help create a meaningful ...

Harris County officials are warning that Texas's new bail rules could quickly refill local jails just as the county has ...

New data shows court speed is stabilizing the Harris County Jail population, but officials warn Prop 3 will require a major, funded effort to maintain the pace.

If you’re too poor to afford a good lawyer in Houston’s Harris County Jail in Texas, the odds are sorely stacked against you.

Harris County officials are crediting the use of emergency court dockets for the dwindling jail population this year. But new ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Sarah Borchgrevink said her brother told her he was worried about his diabetes after turning himself in on a DWI charge at the Harris County Jail last year. "I believe ...

The Harris County Jail, recently praised for its care of mentally ill inmates, has been re-accredited for medical treatment by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, according to a ...

An inmate who was mistakenly released from the Harris County Jail was arrested Thursday in southeast Florida after a days-long manhunt. Troy Dugas, 36, was captured in Fort Lauderdale after he was ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The man who died in a Harris County jail after a fight with his cellmate has donated his organs, according to his family. On Thursday, Fred Harris' family lawyer shared the ...