For the first time in years, Harris County DA Sean Teare says the Harris County Jail complies with state jail standards ...

In a $38 million new contract renewal approved by Harris County commissioners on Thursday, that's set to continue through at ...

The county has been sending inmates out of state for more than a decade due to overcrowding and understaffing at the Harris ...

After a series of failed inspections, the Harris County Jail got a stamp of approval this month but critics say it does little to address unsafe conditions.

Gabriella Powers was last seen around 3 a.m. Sunday morning. Anyone who knows where she might be should call the Harris ...

A man accused of killing a Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office deputy in a hit-and-run crash had been drinking hours earlier at bars in Baytown, Harris County prosecutors said.

Leaders at the Bullitt County Detention Center said they made a mistake and released an inmate who should still be behind ...

Leaders at the Bullitt County Detention Center said they made a mistake and released an inmate who should still be behind ...

Harris County Deputy Aileen Jimenez Barboza was indicted for murder following the fatal shooting of Levincer Swanson at a gas ...

An investigation is underway after a man was shot to death in north Harris County on Monday afternoon, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

The new contract ensures the county can continue outsourcing more than 1,000 inmates at the Harris County Jail to facilities in Beaumont and Louisiana until 2027 in an effort to ease crowding issues ...

Harris County deputy Aileen Barboza has been indicted on a murder charge in the 2025 fatal shooting of Levincer Swanson at a north Harris County gas station.