The family of Jaleen Anderson, a 29-year-old man who died at a private Louisiana jail facility after being outsourced from ...

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." ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Millions of dollars are going toward improving security and safety at the Harris County Jail, but grieving loved ones believe it's not enough. After nearly 50 people died ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The Harris County Sheriff’s office reported three more deaths in the county jail earlier this week, increasing the toll this year to 27. That tally is the most in-custody deaths the county has ...

The inmate has been accused of shooting a family member. A Texas inmate sentenced to 25 years for assault was retaken into custody on Wednesday after being let go a day earlier due to a clerical ...