The county has already paid almost $3 million since 2023 to study the Harris County Jail, the state's largest pre-trial detention system, records show.

"According to this, none of the payments made during the period they examined were substantiated," said Todd Buikema, a principal technical advisor of accounting and reporting.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is in discussions about converting a floor of the Harris County Jail into a medical wing to provide additional health services to inmates. The revelation comes weeks ...