The Harris County Sheriff's Office said local public health departments identified several inmates and employees who have ...

An inmate at the Harris County Jail has been hospitalized after contracting bacterial meningitis, authorities said.

The sheriff's office said jail staff released him due to paperwork showing he had posted bond, apparently not realizing he ...

The on-again-off-again court battle to allow Harris County prison inmates to obtain copies of their own medical records while behind bars is starting to steam up once more. In one corner there is ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Sarah Borchgrevink said her brother told her he was worried about his diabetes after turning himself in on a DWI charge at the Harris County Jail last year. "I believe ...

Nearly 1,300 Harris County inmates are awaiting trial in out-of-state private facilities due to chronic overcrowding and understaffing at Harris County Jail, according to new data from the sheriff's ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Ga. (WTVM) - The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says a work camp inmate who escaped from a job site Monday afternoon was captured within minutes. Deputies and Georgia State Patrol ...

The announcement at a Texas Commission on Jail Standards meeting in Austin on Thursday morning was met with applause from the ...

New allegations are detailed in a lawsuit claiming a Houston man was beaten to death by guards in a private Louisiana jail.

HOUSTON — A 53-year-old inmate at the Harris County Jail is in critical condition at a local hospital after contracting ...

The 53-year-old man, who was not identified by officials, began displaying symptoms on Tuesday while staying at the 1200 Baker Street jail facility, according to the sheriff's office.