The Harris County Jail was found to be in compliance with state standards during an inspection conducted this week, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, which operates the downtown Houston ...

The deaths were the first to be reported since January by the Harris County Sheriff's Office, which operates the downtown Houston jail. Earlier this year, the jail was found to be in compliance with ...

Texas Jail Project co-founder Krish Gurdu testifies before the State Commission on Jail Standards. Credit: Screenshot Krish Gundu looks at a March 12 email declaring that — after more than a year of ...

Harris County commissioners on Thursday approved more than $1 million for a study of the county jail, at least the fourth study of its type since 2020, to provide leaders with recommendations on how ...

The Harris County Jail failed to pass a state inspection this month after inspectors found that inmates were occasionally not taken to doctors' appointments or the emergency room. The jail was also ...