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

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

Harris County officials are warning that Texas's new bail rules could quickly refill local jails just as the county has finally started to bring its inmate numbers down. At yesterday's Commissioners ...

A Harris County Jail inmate died from what the Harris County Sheriff’s Office calls “an apparent medical emergency” on ...

On Wednesday, Dec. 17, 47-year-old Christopher Mendez was pronounced dead at Ben Taub Hospital after suffering an apparent ...

Harris County officials on Thursday said they fear new state legislation and gaps in the county’s budget could hinder their strides to significantly reduce the population of the Harris County Jail — ...

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 ...

CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK) -- An inmate who was mistakenly released from a jail in New Orleans was caught at a home in Cypress, according to the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable's Office. Last month, ...

HOUSTON -- Houston police arrested a young woman for sending more than love notes to a jailhouse last week. Police say Ashley Schaffer, 19, used a fake return address to send a letter concealing ...

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

Authorities are investigating after an inmate at the Jail experienced an "apparent medical emergency" and later died at the ...