Alexis Cardenas died July 8 after an altercation with detention officers who were attempting to escort him out of the jail.

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

Harris County approved a $1.25 million settlement in the 2021 jail killing of Fred Harris. The county admitted no wrongdoing in the agreement.

The family of Fred Harris, a 19-year-old with intellectual disabilities murdered by a cellmate in the Harris County jail in ...

A Harris County assistant district attorney is no longer employed by that office after he was accused of strangling a woman ...

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

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.

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

Gabriel Sam Kabak, who specialized in adult sex crimes, was arrested for allegedly strangling a family member.

The 15th Court of Appeals rejected Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to shut down Harris County’s legal aid program for ...

Fast forward to 2026, where the politics around pretrial release have swung in the other direction. In Texas, and nationally, ...