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State requests help from attorney general's office to ensure compliance of Harris County Jail

The Texas agency overseeing jail standards will heighten its response to Harris County's years-long struggle to meet state guidelines and tackle overcrowding — less than a month after it was issued a notice for failing to complete face-to-face observations of inmates.

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Texas Attorney General's Office to help get Harris County Jail back into compliance

Since falling out of compliance, the Harris County Jail has seen at least 55 inmate deaths, a gun smuggled inside, and inmates not receiving proper medication.

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Another man has died in the Harris County Jail, marking its third death in 2025

Kristopher McGregor, 39, died Jan. 30 after being in custody at the Harris County Jail for less than a month. He had been arrested on a theft charge.

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Inmate who escaped Harris County Jail is captured, sheriff says

HOUSTON ( KIAH ) — The search for an inmate who escaped the Harris County Jail Complex has ended with his capture on Tuesday. Travis Bryant II turned himself in to Harris County deputies a week after escaping from the Harris County Joint Processing Center releasing area last Tuesday around 1 p.m.

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Harris County Sheriff’s Office warns against fake arrest warrant scam

Phone calls claiming to be law enforcement warrant division telling you there's an urgent matter that needs your immediate ...

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Suspect in UH parking garage sexual assault attack taken to jail and released same day, now wanted

Eric Latroy Brown, 40, is charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count of aggravated robbery after a student was attacked around 5:30 p.m. last Friday.

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Denying bail? Why a Texas Senate panel approved reform plan to keep some defendants in jail

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent people in jail.

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Houston ICE arrests Mexico native deported 3 times, with violent criminal history

The Mexico native has been convicted of several crimes, including voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault with a weapon, ...

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Family part of push for OAG to force compliance after another detainee dies in HCSO custody

The family of a man who died in the custody of the Harris County Jail last month, is teaming up with others to raise their concerns about standards within Texas’ largest jail to the Office of the ...

ABC 13 Houston on MSN13d

Former Harris Co. Sheriff's Office deputy sued twice for allegedly violating civil rights

ABC13 was the only station to show you video where Deputy Bolin was seen ripping a teen from a car and forcibly detaining him.

FOX 26 Houston1d

Former Harris County Precinct 4 Deputy out on bond for murder picks up 5 new felony charges

A 38-year-old former Harris County Precinct 4 deputy, who was out on bond for murder, has picked up five new felony charges for violent crimes.

Harris County Sheriff's Office cracks down on illegal and dangerous boarding homes, shutting down 2 this year

How do people keep ending up in illegal boarding homes? Hospitals send them. Between 2022 and 2025, 184 have been shut down, ...

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San Marcos murder suspect arrested in Harris County after being shot at by law enforcement

A violent criminal suspect, wanted in two different Texas counties, has been arrested. It took a joint effort by law ...

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