The Texas agency that oversees jail standards is heightening its response to Harris County's years-long struggle to meet ...

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.

The Houston County Sheriff's Office said that one of their jail staff members was arrested on Friday for bringing a handgun ...

It appears to be we’ve got problems there,” says the brother of a man who died in sheriff’s office custody in December.

The move escalates the state’s efforts to improve conditions in Harris County’s jail system, which has struggled to comply ...

Authorities said Metcalf told them that she was aware she had her children in the car with her and they were heading home that evening from Kearney. The 28-year-old was booked into the Hall County ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB/Gray News) - A Nebraska woman is facing multiple charges after crashing her vehicle into a river and her children had to be rescued. Karni Metcalf, 28, has been charged in ...

Since falling out of compliance, the Harris County Jail has seen at least 55 inmate deaths, a gun smuggled inside, and ...

THEY áHADá BEEN WORKIN Puppies arrived Tuesday at the Merrimack County Department of Corrections for the relaunched Hero Pup training program. The nonprofit trains the next generation of service ...

Not only was Amaral's own lawyer surprised to learn he had been moved to Texas, but the Plymouth County jail system did not immediately reflect the change. On Wednesday, Karen Barry, a spokeswoman ...