Houston
More than 500 guns surrendered at fifth Houston buyback event
Posted on · A 2023 survey from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research showed 95% of 4,000 Houston residents supported proper gun storage education.
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Criminal Justice
Officials approve $11 million contract to outsource more inmates from the Harris County Jail to ease continuous overcrowding
Posted on · The agreement comes as county officials continue to outsource more inmates to other facilities in an effort to alleviate overcrowding within the Harris County Jail.
Harris County
Harris County Sheriff’s Office launches pilot program to give repair vouchers instead of tickets for broken lights
Posted on · Instead of a ticket, eligible drivers in the East Aldine area will get vouchers of up to $250 to repair broken vehicle lights at participating auto shops.
Criminal Justice
Officials set to answer for issues within the Harris County Jail during meeting with state officials
Posted on · For more than a year, the Harris County Jail has violated statewide safety standards as the facility continues to struggle under the weight of chronic overcrowding and understaffing.
Criminal Justice
A woman died in the Harris County Jail, marking the facility’s 15th reported death this year
Posted on · The Harris County Sheriff's Office 50-year-old Dominga Barrera Trevino died after suffering from an apparent medical emergency in the jail's clinic.
Criminal Justice
A man died at the Harris County Jail due to complications from a terminal illness, HCSO says
Posted on · At least 14 people have died while in custody at the Harris County Jail this year.
Law Enforcement
Detention officers are getting a 12% pay increase to improve understaffing in the Harris County Jail
Posted on · 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.
Criminal Justice
Another man died in the Harris County Jail, marking the facility’s 13th reported death this year
Posted on · At least 13 people have died while in custody at the Harris County Jail this year.
Criminal Justice
‘He should have had jail time’: Victim speaks out after former Harris County sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to attempted sexual assault
Posted on · The former officer was sentenced to six years of probation and has to register as a sex offender for the next 10 years.
Law Enforcement
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez requests more money from the county’s proposed budget to reduce turnover
Posted on · If approved, the Harris County Sheriff's Office could receive nearly $700 million. That's 13% increase compared to last year's budget.
Harris County
Houston-area man accused of shooting multiple police officers arrested after hourslong standoff
Posted on · 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.
Criminal Justice
Another man dies in the Harris County Jail as the facility continues to face extensive scrutiny
Posted on · This comes after a federal lawsuit was recently filed accusing the county of creating a "culture of death" inside the Harris County Jail.
Criminal Justice
The family of a special-needs teenager says video footage would prove he was attacked and killed in the Harris County Jail
Posted on · Fred Harris, who was fatally attacked inside the Harris County Jail, would have turned 21 on Thursday.
Criminal Justice
County officials have created a ‘culture of death’ inside the Harris County Jail, lawsuit alleges
Posted on · The lawsuit accuses the county of failing to provide medical care while perpetuating a culture of violence inside the Harris County Jail.
Local
Man accused of drunk driving in deadly Cypress golf cart crash has bond set at $600,000
Posted on · Daniel Rivera, 21, has been charged with three counts of murder in the Sunday deaths of Fraser Anderson, Christopher Scandridge and Jacob Wnuk, who were riding in a golf cart that was struck by an SUV.