A former Harris County jail guard was sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication, months after he was indicted on ...

Shortly after 4 a.m. on Nov. 30, Deputy D. Wilson with the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Halifax County ...

A task force ordered by President Donald Trump to combat crime in Memphis, Tennessee, has made thousands of arrests, ...

Discussion of funding the Bradley County Sheriff's Office dominated the Law Enforcement Committee meeting held Friday, Nov 19.

Officials quarantined a cell block at the Harris County Jail after an inmate was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. Appeals court declines to reinstate order finding ‘probable cause exists’ to hold ...

HOUSTON (KIAH) — An inmate at the Harris County Jail has died after contracting bacterial meningitis, authorities said. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said that the inmate was diagnosed with ...

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AUSTIN — Members of a state-appointed commission on jail standards commended Harris County on Thursday for addressing long-standing detention officer staffing issues and making efforts to end inmate ...

The new short film Criminal highlights the injustices of the criminal legal system with a look at how for-profit bail preys on the poor and mentally ill. We’re joined by three contributors to the film ...

Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. The new short film Criminal highlights the injustices of the criminal legal system with ...