Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Harris County Jail at 701 N San Jacinto Street as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Houston. (Karen Warren/Staff ...
Twenty people died in 2025 in the Harris County Jail, the state’s largest pre-trial detention system, which has faced years of understaffing, overcrowding and wrongful death lawsuits. The death toll ...
A January audit of Harris County inmates' commissary accounts identified critical oversights and financial control failures, including violations of state law and county policies. It's the latest in a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters gather outside the Harris County Jail in downtown Houston on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, waiting for demonstrators ...