The intake division changes were part of Sean Teare’s campaign promises in an effort to accost an embattled system in which ...

Newly elected Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare highlighted some of his administrative priorities at a community ...

Texas — An investigation is underway after a 23-year-old inmate died at the Harris County Jail earlier this week, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Officials said the inmate ...

The Harris County Jail will hire 150 detention officers and 25 deputies this year after commissioners approved $2.85 million in spending, a move the sheriff's office says will decrease the heavy ...

County officials discussed Feb. 27 the ongoing need for jail staff that would address detention officers' unsustainable ...

Tarrant County’s new jail chief brings with him commendations from his previous employers and a wealth of experience in county jail operations, according to his personnel files and previous colleagues ...

Persistent understaffing and other issues have led to a string of failed state safety inspections at the Harris County Jail.

Following Young's death, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards found the Harris County Jail was out of compliance ... on the issue every year from 2020 until 2024. Following a rash of inmate ...

A 21-year-old inmate who had been awaiting trial for capital murder was mistakenly released by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Thursday night and was free for about 24 hours before ...

After his retirement from TCJS in late 2020, Herklotz was hired to oversee the Harris County jail, which with over 10,000 beds, is the largest county jail in the state and one of the largest in ...