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 ...

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 ...

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 County Jail in downtown Houston.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inmates seen inside the Harris County Jail on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Houston. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/Staff photographer) A new ...

HOUSTON — Harris County commissioners approved hiring 131 additional jailers to help bring back more than 1,200 inmates from out-of-state facilities, but mothers who lost loved ones in custody argue ...

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.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Harris County Sheriff's Office is being sued over a 2025 in-custody death at the Harris County jail. ABC13 previously reported that just before 1 a.m. in July 2025, ...

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 ...