Harris County officials are warning that Texas's new bail rules could quickly refill local jails just as the county has ...

New data shows court speed is stabilizing the Harris County Jail population, but officials warn Prop 3 will require a major, funded effort to maintain the pace.

Harris County officials are crediting the use of emergency court dockets for the dwindling jail population this year. But new ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- An inmate mistakenly released from Harris County Jail has been captured states away- in Florida, according to authorities. On Thursday, the Harris County Sheriff's ...

Harris County Jail this month was issued its third notice of non-compliance of 2025 for failing to complete face-to-face observations of inmates and a required fire inspection, days after three men ...

Harris County Jail, the state’s largest jail system, has struggled for years to meet minimum state standards due to chronic overcrowding and staffing issues. The sheriff’s office has been the subject ...

Troy Dugas, 36, was mistakenly released from Harris County Jail on Sunday. According to HCSO, it appears jail staff did not properly document Dugas state prison sentence in his file. Anyone with ...

A former Harris County jail guard was sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication, months after he was indicted on ...

The Harris County Jail, recently praised for its care of mentally ill inmates, has been re-accredited for medical treatment by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, according to a ...