A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Harris County Jail, alleging that nine officers assaulted a now-former inmate in July 2023. FOX 26's Jonathan Mejia spoke to the non-profit who is ...

The sheriff's office said in both cases, the woman threatened employees with a knife and a gun to steal cash from registers.

A federal lawsuit has been filed against Harris County Jail and several of its officers, alleging a brutal assault on a 22-year-old inmate.

A federal lawsuit has been filed against Harris County Jail and several of its officers, alleging a brutal assault on a ...

Security footage provided to Houston Public Media shows Anasia Smith, 22 years old at the time, arguing with detention ...

Advocates with the Texas Civil Rights Project say they have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a woman who said she was beaten by guards at the jail in Houston.

Three escapees had been captured by Friday night. The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said the inmates might have had help from jail workers. By Michael Levenson The rectangular hole in the cell ...

“Scott Shepple has a repeat history of violence towards women,” said Grimes County Assistant District Attorney Tammy Thomas ... cell at the Grimes County Jail on Mar. 30.

The Harris County Jail has failed yet another state safety inspection as the troubled facility continues to struggle with persistent overcrowding and understaffing. Since September 2022 ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- As ABC13 monitors the situation at the Harris County Jail, the Jail Standards Commission held its quarterly meeting in Austin on Thursday, and the update is not good.

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 ...

Harris County leaders skipped a meeting with state jail regulators in Austin last week, after the agency director formally requested their attendance to discuss conditions inside Harris County Jail.