An inmate who was mistakenly released from a jail in New Orleans last month was arrested in Cypress on Tuesday, according to the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office.
KPRC 2 has confirmed an inmate-related death at the Harris County Jail over the weekend.
An inmate, John Henry Jones, was left in a holding cell at the Harris County courthouse after his court hearing on Wednesday
The Grimes County Sheriff’s Office is currently on the lookout for an inmate who escaped from Cypress Creek Behavioral Hospital.
The Grimes County Sheriff’s Office is currently on the lookout for an inmate who escaped from Cypress Creek Behavioral Hospital.
An inmate who escaped from custody while being processed at the Harris County Joint Processing Center in Downtown Houston has been captured.
An inmate who escaped custody in Brazoria County over the weekend with his mother’s help was captured in Matagorda County.
Another inmate has reportedly died at the Harris County Jail after suffering a “medical emergency” inside a medical ward of the jail Monday, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
A mother from Liberty County said it has now been 33 days since her son vanished after being released from the Harris County Jail.
The End Solitary Confinement Act would prohibit the practice of isolating inmates and detainees with limited exceptions, while ensuring their due process rights.
Harris County families are asking for ‘justice’ after they said their family members died while in jail custody.
Officials say two Harris County Jail inmates died last week after being hospitalized with preexisting medical conditions.
Wednesday, we are asking the county’s top leader what is being done to address deaths at the Harris County Jail. The most recent death happened on Tuesday.
A Houston mother is calling for changes at the Harris County jail after her son died almost a year ago at the facility.
A Pearland woman claims her fiancé is not getting the proper medication he needs in the Harris County Jail to treat his high blood pressure and prevent him from going into cardiac arrest.
An attorney for the Harris County Deputies Organization, who’s familiar with Eric Morales’ case, said in custody jail deaths have nothing to do with detention officers’ training. Instead, Robin Foster said they’re the result of a systemic problem that runs much deeper.
Family members of 48-year-old Adael Gonzalez Garcia are seeking answers after they said officers severely injured him while in Harris County Jail.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) will resume inmate transportation starting Monday, June 13 after temporarily stopping it to investigate how a convicted murderer escaped from a bus last month and allegedly killed a man and his four grandsons.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed Wednesday that the DNA that had been collected from a nearby cabin two days before the Collins family of five were killed came back after the murders.
An Arizona man convicted in the 1984 killing of an 8-year-old girl has been put to death in the state’s second execution since officials started carrying out the death penalty this year after a hiatus that lasted nearly eight years.
A jail deputy who pleaded guilty to improper sexual activity with a person in custody has been sentenced to 100 days in jail.
Authorities say a Texas inmate who was serving a life sentence for murder when he escaped from a transport bus last week got out of his restraints and a caged area before stabbing the driver.
“We are not going to rest until we find him. We are determined to find him,” said the public information officer for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Robert Hurst.
An Indiana sheriff says the Alabama murder suspect and jailer who evaded authorities for more than a week were heavily armed and preparing for a shootout when they were captured.
:strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/QF2BUI7M3FGRRIBXQNH3B3RJPY.JPG)
Authorities have released footage from on board the bus that was transporting an inmate who escaped in the area of Ellington Airport Tuesday.
:strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/OKZBL4UMKNAVVEFTK6VSYR2OG4.jpg)
HOUSTON – An inmate at the Harris County Jail was found unresponsive in his cell over the weekend, officials said. Court records show the robbery charge was dismissed and then refiled as the burglary charge. The burglary charge was dismissed following Jacobs’ death. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has asked the Texas Rangers to investigate Jacobs’ death. The Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet determined a cause of death.
:strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65):fill(FFF)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/5PZCXYFCSBGLHCVWFXMBIOQEK4.jpg)