Officials quarantined a cell block at the Harris County Jail after an inmate was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.

An inmate at the Harris County Jail has been hospitalized after contracting bacterial meningitis, authorities said.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A new report by the Orange County Corrections Department Research Unit showcasing the county facility's “Average Daily Population with ICE Detainers” found that the number of ...

As early voting is under way, experts are raising concerns that a Texas constitutional amendment that would change bail laws could increase the strain on an overcrowded Harris County Jail and ...

The new short film Criminal highlights the injustices of the criminal legal system with a look at how for-profit bail preys on the poor and mentally ill. We’re joined by three contributors to the film ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A 49-year-old man was shot and killed after a disturbance between family members escalated inside a home in northeast Harris County, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. In a post ...

The term "risk it all" typically applies to flirting or flying a wee bit too close to the sun. For one former Texas corrections officer, "risking it all" meant losing his job—and, temporarily, his ...

Editor’s note: This story contains details of suicides in the Bibb County Jail and may be disturbing to some readers. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for ...

The Harris County Jail, which has continuously stayed out of compliance with the state’s minimum jail standards for months, will receive another feasibility study in an effort to address aging ...

MACON, Ga. — An inmate died of suicide early Wednesday morning at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center, according to Coroner Leon Jones. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office said that just before 2:30 a ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Harris County Sheriff's Office says one person died in a crash in Deer Park on Wednesday. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the two-vehicle wreck happened in the 1900 block ...

A corrections officer, Amos Nyanway, was charged for supplying an inmate with chicken wings in exchange for money. A corrections officer, Amos Nyanway, is being charged after an investigation found he ...