Harris County detention officer has been sentenced to probation for selling cars she didn't own on Facebook Marketplace.

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards issued a remedial order last year to address several issues of non-compliance in the Harris County Jail.

A South Central Correctional Center inmate in Licking faces a felony charge after an officer found contraband in his cell, according to court documents. Click here to get 50% off a digital yearly ...

Incidents in January and November 2025 have led to two felony charges against a South Central Correctional Center inmate in Licking. Click here to get 50% off a digital yearly subscription and read ...

Several men that were involved in a fight in the Macon County Jail in February were also connected to a shots fired incident — where police found 179 spent shell casings — ...

The three detention officers were each charged with misdemeanor assault and relieved of duty after an internal investigation, according to the sheriff's office.

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

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

Multiple Orange County Jail inmates filed a class action lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court Thursday, alleging a chef at the James A. Musick jail in Irvine sexually abused them. So far, the ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Three detention officers were relieved of duty after an internal investigation found they assaulted and hurt an inmate in 2024, according to the Harris County Sheriff's ...

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