The Baker Street Jail now has a wing dedicated to inmates who require frequent medical attention, according to the HCSO. The ...

The downtown 1200 Baker St. jail, among the largest jails in the country, is undergoing renovations to improve medical ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Note to self - after having allegedly escaped from jail, don't loiter near the supposedly stolen vehicle twiddling one's thumbs: One of the three escaped Harris County Jail inmates has been found, ...

Harris County commissioners have authorized a $38 million contract to continue outsourcing more than 1,000 jail inmates to private detention facilities, some of which are involved in wrongful death ...

Harris County commissioners on Thursday approved $38 million in spending to extend the county's contract with a private correctional company, which it pays to outsource the housing of hundreds of ...