For the past three weeks, the Houston County Sheriff’s Office has temporarily changed how it handles people with minor probation violations, delaying their booking into the county jail. Sheriff Matt ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo and Houston-area legislators are joining those voicing concerns about who is getting low bonds during the pandemic and getting out of jail, ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - An inmate died in the Houston County Jail Sunday night from what the coroner described as most likely natural causes. Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd said he is awaiting the ...

Dothan, Ala. — A woman died while in custody at the Houston County Jail Sunday night, according to Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd. Byrd said the woman died in the jail’s medical ward of what ...

The Houston County commission has began conversations to expand the Houston County jail to ease the burden of overcrowding.

New data shows court speed is stabilizing the Harris County Jail population, but officials warn Prop 3 will require a major, funded effort to maintain the pace.

A former Harris County jail guard was sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication, months after he was indicted on misdemeanor assault charges after he was accused of beating two female inmates.

Seven Harris County Jail employees have been reassigned and are restricted from having contact with inmates after a man died during a struggle that ensued as he was leaving the jail earlier this month ...