Harris County's next step in addressing its overcrowded, understaffed jail may be building a new facility to provide mental ...

A man spent 18 years in the Harris County Jail waiting for a trial. What can local leaders learn from what happened?

Scott Evan Shepple was last seen at the Cypress Creek Behavioral Hospital in Houston at 8:45 a.m. on Monday after he was ...

Surveillance footage revealed Lakesha Laquesha Neal violently abusing two dogs, including choking and kicking, at an ...

As President Donald Trump’s administration conducts immigration crackdowns across the country, the use of federal detainers on local jail populations — a major tool driving the deportation system — ...

Harris County ... around 1,400 inmates this year — likely the single most expensive bill that the county foots. Krishnaveni Gundu, executive director of the Texas Jail Project, said the problem ...

The Harris County Sheriff's Office and Detention Facility in Houston on January 15, 2024. Aaron M. Sprecher/AP Photo Wilson's case ... After his arrest, Wilson was required to provide a DNA ...

Edric Wilson, now 47, was held in Harris County Jail after being accused of murdering pastor Joel Osteen's 84-year-old ...

The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office executed a series of warrants Monday, leading to the ...

Shannon Herklotz (center), at the time assistant director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards ... for our inmates, staff and the general public.” During his time with Harris County ...

An arrest has been made in connection with a series of Airbnb burglaries in the Bryan area. The department arrested ...