The jail had been out of compliance with minimum state standards set by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards since January ...

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards issued a remedial order last year to address several issues of non-compliance in the Harris County Jail.

The three detention officers were each charged with misdemeanor assault and relieved of duty after an internal investigation, according to the sheriff's office.

HOUSTON — Harris County commissioners approved hiring 131 additional jailers to help bring back more than 1,200 inmates from out-of-state facilities, but mothers who lost loved ones in custody argue ...

Harris County commissioners on Thursday approved more than $1 million for a study of the county jail, at least the fourth study of its type since 2020, to provide leaders with recommendations on how ...

The family of a Houston man who died after a nearly 20-minute struggle with detention officers in Harris County Jail is suing the county and more than a dozen officers in federal court, alleging the ...