Posted on · The new county judge also says she will not accept “political contributions” from individuals or companies that currently do or seek to do business with the county.
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts breaks down stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · During the first week the hotline was in operation, inmates at the jail made 169 calls.
Posted on · The Texas Rangers are investigating the death
Posted on · Authorities have confirmed a Honduran man who entered the U.S. illegally killed himself in a Texas jail
Posted on · Michael Wayne Norris was convicted for the November 1986 shooting deaths of 38-year-old Georgia Rollins and her son, Keith
Posted on · Inmate at Harrison County jail disappears from work detail
Posted on · First Assistant County Attorney Robert Soard said the county has been "working diligently to improve the criminal justice system" and the county remains committed to settling the lawsuit.
Posted on · Prison system spokesman Jason Clark said the deal would provide additional safeguards for Pack Unit inmates susceptible to extreme heat
Posted on · The bail reform fight has made its way to Dallas County, where poor inmates sued officials over the claim that the county's money bail system discriminates against them.
Posted on · The Texas Department of Criminal Justice often takes heat for the books that are banned in state prisons. But the controversy escalated this week when Israel’s general consul to the Southwestern U.S. questioned why Mein Kampf isn't on the list
Posted on · Dozens of minors in jail or on probation in Harris County are facing new hurdles after Hurricane Harvey. A local nonprofit is expanding to help youth in the criminal justice system who've lost everything in the storm.
Posted on · From Texas Standard: Texas’ reputation as a law-and-order state often overshadows the fact that the state leads the nation in some aspects of criminal...
Posted on · The ruling was prompted by a lawsuit from six inmates… who say the conditions at the Wallace Pack Unit amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
Posted on · Sheriff Ed Gonzalez moved all Harris County inmates back in-house, potentially saving millions in taxpayer dollars.