HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The leader in charge of the Harris County Jail announced his resignation this week as the jail struggles with a high inmate population and "staffing deficiencies." ...

For nearly three years, hundreds of Harris County jail inmates have been sent to out-of-state facilities, as part of an effort to keep the local jail population down and in compliance with state ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County has 30 days to fix what the state is calling a compliance issue due to overcrowding at its jail. The county has even sent some prisoners to Louisiana in ...

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

The Harris County Jail has failed yet another state safety inspection after the recent death of a prisoner was tied to a lapse in observational rounds. Inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail ...

Spending $50 million to send local inmates to facilities outside of Harris County has helped bring the state's largest jail closer to meeting state guidelines, local officials told the Texas ...

There's rising concern that the largest jail in Texas could become a hotbed for COVID-19 as the facility nears capacity. The Harris County Jail in Houston is currently at 97% capacity, a number ...

Read full article: A man was hit by a car while trying to run away after deputies said he robbed a woman at gunpoint. HOUSTON – A mother from Liberty County said it has now been 33 days since ...

On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Krishnaveni Gundu stands outside of the Harris County Jail (HCJ) and waits to talk to folks who are being released. She and her colleagues at the Texas Jail ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County commissioners will consider spending more than $100 million on jail improvements at a time when they're considering building a new facility. The Harris ...

The families of 20 people who died at Harris County Jail plan to announce a lawsuit against the county on Monday alongside renowned civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump. "The lawsuit names Harris ...

Eligible voters in the Harris County Jail were able to cast a ballot in person on Election Day, after the county introduced a polling place to the jail Tuesday for the Nov. 2 election. The pilot ...