The Texas agency that oversees jail standards is heightening its response to Harris County's years-long struggle to meet ...

Officials with the office cited a pending criminal investigation in trying to shield information about Deven Ortiz.

While working as a detention officer at the Harris County jail, the 22-year-old was caught on video pushing a handcuffed ...

Since falling out of compliance, the Harris County Jail has seen at least 55 inmate deaths, a gun smuggled inside, and inmates not receiving proper medication.

Federal data shows two-thirds of inmates have a mental health diagnosis. It’s one of the biggest issues leading to crime in ...

The move escalates the state’s efforts to improve conditions in Harris County’s jail system, which has struggled to comply ...

Colorado prosecutors on Friday argued additional charges against James Craig, a dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife ...

Since falling out of compliance, the Harris County Jail has seen at least 55 inmate deaths, a gun smuggled inside, and ...

HOUSTON ( KIAH ) — The search for an inmate who escaped the Harris County Jail Complex has ended with his capture on Tuesday. Travis Bryant II turned himself in to Harris County deputies a week after ...

Travis Earl Bryant II is now in custody after deputies say he managed to blend in and walk out of the Harris County Joint Processing Center releasing area last week.

Centennial, Colorado (CNN) — Colorado prosecutors on Friday argued additional charges against James Craig, a dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife, as new details were revealed in court about ...

Before joining the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, Herklotz had worked as the Chief of Detentions of the Harris County Jail ... In 2024, eight inmates died in custody at the jail.