The Harris County Jail is doing a better job watching over its inmates, but new complaints about the facility’s fire alarm system mean it’s still out of compliance with state standards, according to ...

HOUSTON — A 53-year-old inmate at the Harris County Jail died at a local hospital after contracting bacterial meningitis, prompting quarantine measures and a contact tracing effort by public health ...

A 29-year-old man held in the Harris County Jail on a felony aggravated-assault-with-a-deadly-weapon charge died Thursday after being rushed to St. Joseph Medical Center, marking the sixth in-custody ...

The announcement at a Texas Commission on Jail Standards meeting in Austin was met with applause from the crowd, some of whom were family members of people who have died in the Harris County Jail in ...

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Two more people died inside the Harris County Jail last week, bringing the total of in-custody deaths this year to 15, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said that ...

A recent state inspection of the Harris County Jail found deficiencies with fire control panels and issues with providing timely medical services to inmates, according to the Texas Commission on Jail ...