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Tag: 2024 budget

Harris County Jail

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Detention officers are getting a 12% pay increase to improve understaffing in the Harris County Jail

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on September 20, 2023 · This comes after nearly $700 million of Harris County's 2024 budget was set aside for the Harris County Sheriff's Office, which operates the jail.

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Sheriff Ed Gonzalez requests more money from the county’s proposed budget to reduce turnover

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on August 23, 2023 · If approved, the Harris County Sheriff's Office could receive nearly $700 million. That's 13% increase compared to last year's budget.

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Another man died in the Harris County Jail, marking the facility’s 13th reported death this year

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on September 18, 2023 · At least 13 people have died while in custody at the Harris County Jail this year.

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‘He should have had jail time’: Victim speaks out after former Harris County sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to attempted sexual assault

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on August 29, 2023 · The former officer was sentenced to six years of probation and has to register as a sex offender for the next 10 years.

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Law Enforcement

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez requests more money from the county’s proposed budget to reduce turnover

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on August 23, 2023 · If approved, the Harris County Sheriff's Office could receive nearly $700 million. That's 13% increase compared to last year's budget.

Tags 2024 budget Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez harris county sheriff's office

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Houston-area man accused of shooting multiple police officers arrested after hourslong standoff

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 17, 2023 · Terran Green, 34, after being the subject of a day-long manhunt, is being charged with three counts of attempted capital murder, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

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