State requests help from attorney general's office to ensure compliance of Harris County Jail
The Texas agency overseeing jail standards will heighten its response to Harris County's years-long struggle to meet state guidelines and tackle overcrowding — less than a month after it was issued a notice for failing to complete face-to-face observations of inmates.
Inmate who escaped Harris County Jail is captured, sheriff says
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 escaping from the Harris County Joint Processing Center releasing area last Tuesday around 1 p.m.
Harris County Jail gets help from Texas Attorney General to get back into compliance after years of issues
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.
Houston attorney accused of smuggling drugs to inmates at Harris County Jail dies at 78
A 78-year-old criminal defense attorney accused of smuggling drug-laced documents to inmates in Harris County Jail died from natural causes in January, his attorney told the Houston Chronicle. Charges filed in 2023 against Ronald Lewis,
Texas Attorney General's Office to help get Harris County Jail back into compliance
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.
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Investigators continue to follow leads for inmate who escaped Harris Co. Joint Processing Center
Harris County Sheriff's Office officials told ABC13 the escaped inmate somehow blended in with a group of people being ...
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Two more Harris County prisoners die in custody, marking first reported jail deaths of 2025
One of the prisoners died after being transferred to a private prison in Louisiana, an ongoing practice used to address ...
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Harris County man awaiting trial dies of 'unspecified medical emergency,' sheriff's office says
A 39-year-old man died in a Houston hospital last week after experiencing an unspecified medical emergency inside Harris County Jail. Kristopher McGregor died on Jan. 30, according to the ...
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Read full article: Mother demands answers and jail reform after son dies in HCSO custody Monday marks one year since Ramon Thomas died in the in the custody of Harris County as an inmate.
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Another man has died in the Harris County Jail, marking its third death in 2025
Another prisoner has died while in custody at the Harris County Jail, marking the third reported death so far this year. Kristopher McGregor, 39, was booked into the downtown Houston jail Jan.
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Family of Houston man searching for answers after 29-year-old dies at Louisiana correctional center
There were over 1,500 outsourced Harris County inmates as of Monday, according to the jail's public data dashboard. Ten people awaiting trial in the Harris County Jail died in 2024 ...
Inmate Travis Earl Bryant II wanted after escaping Harris County Joint Processing Center releasing area, sheriff's office says
Travis Earl Bryant II is now in custody after deputies say he managed to blend in and walk out of the Harris County Joint ...