Posted on · After a weeklong inspection, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards determined that the jail would remain on a list of 13 non-complaint Texas jails.
Posted on · According to a report from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Matthew Shelton was prescribed medication after being booked into the Harris County Jail, but never received it. He died five days later.
Posted on · This year, Harris County Jail has seen the highest number of in-custody deaths and the highest inmate population in more than a decade.
Posted on · The Texas Department of Criminal Justice began moving incarcerated people from the Dolph Briscoe Unit in Dilley on Wednesday as part of the governor's Operation Lone Star initiative, announced in March.
Posted on · Staff from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards conducted the inspection. The Harris County Sheriff's Office, which operates the facility, has 30 days to file a corrective plan.
Posted on · Inmates who answer “yes” to certain questions are automatically flagged for suicide risk.
Posted on · A year ago last April, a 26-year-old welder named Chad Silvis was at his wits' end. His job, his life – they weren't working out. He was sitting on the railing of a bridge connecting Kemah to Seabrook, Texas when police found him, and took him to the Kemah City jail. They charged him with […]
Posted on · We all experience peaks and valleys in our lives. Great accomplishments, health scares, personal milestones, economic woes; some years you're up, others you're down. But you'd be hard-pressed to find many Houstonians who have been on a roller coaster ride to match J.R. Richard, a mainstay in the Houston Astros rotation throughout the 1970s, and […]