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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

which will be dedicated to reducing overtime and possibly bringing a few outsourced inmates back to Harris County, Mills said. If the jail is unsuccessful in reducing its population in the future ...

A 21-year-old inmate who had been awaiting trial for capital murder was mistakenly released by the Harris County ... night and the Sheriff’s Office immediately launched a search.