Texas attorney general to join efforts to enforce state standards at Harris County Jail
The move escalates the state’s efforts to improve conditions in Harris County’s jail system, which has struggled to comply with a remedial order since 2023.
Another man has died in the Harris County Jail, marking its third death in 2025
Kristopher McGregor, 39, died Jan. 30 after being in custody at the Harris County Jail for less than a month. He had been arrested on a theft charge.
Houston attorney accused of smuggling drugs to inmates at Harris County Jail dies at 78
Charges against Ronald Lewis, who authorities claimed delivered paperwork sprayed with synthetic marijuana to inmates at the jail, were dismissed Tuesday.
78-year-old defense attorney accused of smuggling drug-laced papers into Harris County Jail dies
The late defense attorney's charges were dropped after being accused of smuggling drug-laced papers into the Harris County Jail.
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 chronic overcrowding within the downtown Houston jail.
Defense attorney accused of smuggling drugs into Harris Co. Jail dies
The late defense attorney's charges were dropped after being accused of smuggling drug-laced papers into the Harris County Jail.
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