Montgomery County Sheriff Wesley Doolittle has received a variance from the Texas Jail Commission to add 64 additional beds ...

one of whom died after being transferred to a private prison in Louisiana – an ongoing practice used to address overcrowding within the county jail in downtown Houston. Erik Carlson, 29 ...

A person who works at the Houston County Jail but who is not a licensed peace officer took a gun into the gym at Latexo ISD, the sheriff’s office statement said. It is a felony to carry a gun ...

HOUSTON COUNTY, Texas — The Houston County Sheriff's Office arrested one of its own jail staffers Friday after they brought a ...

A 40-year-old male inmate has died at the Bexar County jail. Last year, there were 13 deaths at the jail. A deputy conducting face-to-face observation checks at the infirmary on Thursday found ...