A recent state inspection of the Harris County Jail found deficiencies with fire control panels and issues with providing timely medical services to inmates, according to the Texas Commission on Jail ...

Although many of them had criminal records, most people who died in custody had not been convicted of the crime they were in ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- An inmate mistakenly released from Harris County Jail has been captured states away- in Florida, according to authorities. On Thursday, the Harris County Sheriff's ...

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 ...

Texas authorities are searching for an inmate who they say was "mistakenly" released from jail this weekend. According to a Monday statement from the Harris County Sheriff's Office, the incident ...

While Harris County prosecutors already are using a new legislative tool to deny defendants' bail, some experts say it could ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) — Harris County officials announced on Tuesday that an inmate who walked away from a work camp site was back in custody. According to Harris County officials, at ...

The Harris County Sheriff's Office is reporting an inmate has died after contracting bacterial meningitis, according to a news release. The release stated a 53-year-old man, who was in Harris County ...

A former Harris County jail guard was sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication, months after he was indicted on misdemeanor assault charges after he was accused of beating two female inmates.