The notice issued by the commission, Sheriff Wallace said, outlines several violations that occurred between December 9 and ...

The deficiencies leave the state's largest county jail system, where another inmate died this week, out of compliance with minimum standards.

The Trinity County Jail is housing nearly double its approved capacity and experiencing sewer system failures, according to ...

Although many of them had criminal records, most people who died in custody had not been convicted of the crime they were in ...

Senate Bill 8 goes into effect next month, requiring Texas sheriff’s offices that operate jails to enter into 287(g) ...

Harris County officials on Thursday said they fear new state legislation and gaps in the county’s budget could hinder their strides to significantly reduce the population of the Harris County Jail — ...

The Trinity County sheriff announced that all inmates have been moved due to the ongoing flooding at the county jail.

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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From 7 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, to 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, 22 people were booked into the Tom Green County Detention Center.

It took Azellia Thompkins nearly a year to watch the video of her attempted suicide in the Scurry County jail. Now, she's hoping others will watch it. "When I finally looked at it, I was like, 'okay, ...