โDocuments everywhereโ: Accused mail thieves arrested as federal investigators find bags of stolen mail in motel room
A pair of prolific accused mail thieves have been arrested and police tell KPRC 2 they may be connected to hundreds of mail theft victims all across the Houston metro area, from Sugar Land, to Memorial Villages, and possibly even Conroe.
โI made bad decisions, but anybody can changeโ: Harris Co. inmates celebrate Christmas with their children
Weโre a few days past Christmas but celebrating isnโt over. Harris County Sheriffโs Office and non-profit Navidad En El Barrio join forces allowing some inmates the opportunity to be with their kids.
Harris County Jail moving to digital mail system to cut down on contraband
A recent investigation by the Harris County Sheriffโs Office highlights an ongoing effort to cut down on contraband smuggled into jails and prisons via paper correspondence. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the county is in the final stages of setting up a digital mail system in the jail.
Harris Co. inmate dies moments after being transported to hospital; Incident wonโt be labeled as โin custodyโ death
A man who died Tuesday after being rushed by ambulance to the hospital from the Harris County Jail, will not be labeled an โin-custody deathโ because the man was technically released from the jail before he died.
Family of sixth HCSO inmate to die this year seeks details, says he was healthy
The Harris County Sheriffโs Office said they are now up to six Harris County Jail inmates who have died while in custody this year. Ongoing questions are swirling even more now about how this keeps happening again, and again, and again.
Harris County Jail continues to fail compliance standards, according to new inspection report
Staffing issues, inmates spending more time in holding cells, staff not following medical orders, or seeing inmate patients in a timely matter continue to plague the Harris County Jail, according to a new state inspection report obtained by KPRC 2 Investigates.
Man sentenced to 25 years back in custody after being released from Harris Co. Jail due to โapparent clerical error,โ deputies say
A man sentenced to 25 years who was released from the Harris County Jail Tuesday due to an โapparent clerical errorโ is back in custody, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted Thursday.
โItโs not moving quickโ: Nearly 800 people charged with murder or capital murder in Harris Co. jail are waiting for trial
A new legislation proposal hopes to address the backlog of court cases statewide by prioritizing murder and capital murder cases. If passed, the law would mandate judges to take up those cases first.
Activists meet with Sheriff Gonzalez on jail issues; Harris County reportedly understaffed by 500 officers
Community activists with the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats met with Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez on Thursday to discuss the issues plaguing the countyโs jail.
โWe do not have the resourcesโ: Jail deaths the result of Harris Countyโs failure to invest in resources, not training: Attorney with deputies organization
An attorney for the Harris County Deputies Organization, whoโs familiar with Eric Moralesโ case, said in custody jail deaths have nothing to do with detention officersโ training. Instead, Robin Foster said theyโre the result of a systemic problem that runs much deeper.
โThe biggest funeral homeโ: Activists, family of inmates who died in Harris County Jail demand change
The family of inmates who died while in custody at the Harris County Jail joined civil and human rights activists Tuesday to condemn law enforcement leadership and officials for those inmate deaths.
Bond set at $100K: Former Harris County Jail detention officer charged in 2021 inmate death, DA says
A former Harris County Jail detention officer was indicted Thursday and charged in connection to the death of an inmate from 2021, which is the first time charges have been filed for an in-custody death at the jail, according to the Harris County District Attorneyโs Office.
Wrong-way driver suspected of driving while intoxicated with 1-year-old child in vehicle arrested, charged, Pct. 4 says
A woman who is accused of driving the wrong way on the Sam Houston Tollway, possibly intoxicated, while her 1-year-old child was in the vehicle has been arrested and charged, according to deputies with Constable Mark Hermanโs Office.
Suspect already out on bond breaks into home, creeps into sleeping 13-year-oldโs bedroom, pulls girlโs hair, Pct. 4 says
A suspect went to great lengths to break into a familyโs home, then lock himself inside a bedroom with their sleeping teenage daughter, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constableโs Office.
Documents: HCSO jail inmates lace up, boil water, shadowbox to prep for guard-approved assault of another inmate
The document reads like a scene from a prison movie, yet what many perceive to remain in the fictional world, happened right at the Harris County Sheriff's Office Jail in downtown Houston. According to documents obtained by KPRC 2, a lone inmate was brutally attacked by eight other inmates while a guard with advance notice of the plan, not only allowed, but approved it to happen.
โThrowing urine, feces or all-out assaultโ: Sheriff Gonzalez discusses obstacles staffers face at Harris County Jail
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez discussed on Wednesday the sexual assault of a sergeant at the Harris County Jail, in addition to many other issues at the facility. He laid it all out during a press conference, speaking about the assault of the officer, the stress of the staff and the โbad and tough actorsโ the โunderpaidโ guards have to oversee on a daily basis.
โBound to happen againโ: Attorneyโs prediction comes true after authorities say sergeant sexually assaulted at Harris County Jail
In a little more than a month after a 19-year-old inmate with special needs was beaten to death at the Harris County Jail, a sergeant at the facility was sexually assaulted by an inmate, authorities confirm. What makes the attack even more concerning for some is that a Houston attorney representing the family of the beaten inmate warned that another attack was imminent at the understaffed 1200 Baker Street facility.
โHe danced his way into everyoneโs heartโ: Family wants justice after 19-year-old with special needs killed in Harris County Jail
Civil rights attorney Randall Kallinen and the family of a 19-year-old man with special needs who was recently killed in the Harris County Jail cried out for justice Wednesday at a press conference held on the steps of the facility.
MUG SHOT: Woman accused of repeatedly slamming into back of Uber driverโs vehicle during road rage incident, HPD says
A woman has been charged after being accused of repeatedly slamming her vehicle into the back of an Uber driverโs vehicle during a road rage incident, according to the Houston Police Department.