Sugar Land said it made changes to its jail procedures after teen inmates beat a staffer and escaped. However, they were tight-lipped about what happened and their procedures.

Deputies with Constable Mark Herman's office say the driver, identified as Cameron Burnett, refused to pull over when they ...

The lawsuit names Harris County, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and the jail's medical director. McGregor was among the 20 inmates who ...

Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was executed by the state of Texas at 6:50pm on Jan. 28, 2026. Thompson was convicted of murdering his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend in 1998.

The lawsuit alleges that Erik Carlson, 29, died on Jan. 25, 2025, after jail staff repeatedly ignored his pleas for medical treatment.

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) - Scott County is removing all inmate mug shots from its website after the jailer received complaints from former inmates struggling to find jobs. Scott County Jailer Derran ...

SAN ANTONIO – A 49-year-old inmate died Saturday afternoon after spending nearly a month in the hospital, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said in a release. Juan Plata Peña, Jr. died around 3 p.m.

Twenty people died in 2025 in the Harris County Jail, the state's largest pre-trial detention system, which has faced years of understaffing, overcrowding and wrongful death lawsuits. The death toll ...

There is an update to this story. Click here to read. OKFUSKEE COUNTY, Okla. — The Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office says that an inmate being held at the Okfuskee County Jail has escaped. Officials ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Three "dangerous" inmates who escaped the DeKalb County Jail late Sunday night took a Lyft to the Miami area, where they were arrested on Monday night without incident, county ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Police Department is investigating an inmate's death, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Christopher Mendez, 47, suffered an apparent medical ...

Harris County officials on Thursday said they fear new state legislation and gaps in the county’s budget could hinder their strides to significantly reduce the population of the Harris County Jail — ...