The three detention officers were each charged with misdemeanor assault and relieved of duty after an internal investigation, ...

After conducting an internal investigation, HCSO said it relieved three detention officers of duty for assaulting an inmate ...

A new audit found the Harris County Sheriff's Office is allegedly not following state law. The Harris County Office of the ...

A kiosk for inmates to charge their cell phones upon their release from the jail is located in the re-entry services area of the jail, which closes at 5 p.m. during weekdays.

"According to this, none of the payments made during the period they examined were substantiated," said Todd Buikema, a ...

Officials reported that a Harris County Jail inmate died on Wednesday, marking the first such incident this year. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that 55-year-old Lenton Gallow, ...

Harris County commissioners want proposals brought to them ahead of the next budget cycle to address the jail's mental health ...

The death toll doubled from the 10 reported inmate deaths in 2024, six of which were ruled natural by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, which serves as the county's medical examiner.

Faced with overcrowded jails, officials in Houston have partnered with prison companies to help manage inmates, sometimes ...

Three Harris County detention officers have been charged after allegedly being involved in an incident that caused bodily ...