The Harris County Jail will hire 150 detention officers and 25 deputies this year after commissioners approved $2.85 million ...

County officials discussed Feb. 27 the ongoing need for jail staff that would address detention officers' unsustainable ...

Persistent understaffing and other issues have led to a string of failed state safety inspections at the Harris County Jail.

A 23-year-old Houston man died early Monday inside the Harris County Jail after experiencing an "apparent medical emergency" inside his cellblock.

Newly elected Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare highlighted some of his administrative priorities at a community ...

The Nueces County Sheriff's Office mobile app allows residents to find information about sex offenders, along with other ...

Harris County ... and understaffed Harris County Jail. County budget staffers say the move will be the first step in enabling the county to bring back hundreds of inmates whose supervision has ...

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 ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — An investigation is underway after a 23-year-old inmate died at the Harris County Jail earlier this week, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Officials said ...

According to attorney Randall Kallinen, the family wants to know if everything was done to assist Mr. Brandl in his medical care prior to his death.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- An inmate who had been mistakenly ... the mistake on Friday night, and the sheriff's office promptly began a search. Tompkins' bail was set at $750,000.

The search ended around 8:40 p.m ... The incident raises questions about inmate identification procedures at the Harris County Jail, one of the largest jail facilities in Texas.