The Harris County Sheriff's Office outsources the housing of roughly 1,300 inmates in out-of-state private facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi.

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

A Houston Metro Police Officer is facing felony charges in Montgomery County after he allegedly asked for nude photos of an 8 ...

Two Harris County Jail inmates died just days apart. The Texas Rangers are investigating both incidents in accordance with ...

The death of Valen Long, arrested in April on a felony charge of criminal mischief, comes days after the Harris County ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A Harris County grand jury has indicted two detention officers over the past two months for allegedly assaulting inmates at the Harris County jail, KHOU 11 Investigates ...

RICHMOND, Texas — Another undercover sex sting has landed an officer with the Texas Army National Guard in jail. Detectives ...

Currently, about 80% of inmates in the Harris County Jail report symptoms of a mental health disorder, and one-third are prescribed psychotropic medications. Teare called those numbers “the ulti ...

Jonathan Harris, wanted for assaulting a deputy during a traffic stop and fleeing, was captured Thursday night in Habersham ...

Jeremy Harris,KOMONewsReporter TOPICS: PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Pierce County jail is now housing juvenile inmates due to a staffing crisis and maintenance issues at the Remann Hall youth ...