Tag: harris county jail
Harris County commissioners authorize jail study amid repeated non-compliance state orders | Houston Public Media
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The Harris County Jail, which has continuously stayed out of compliance with the state’s minimum jail standards for months,...
Texas AG Ken Paxton asks federal court to end Harris County’s misdemeanor bail reform | Houston Public Media
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday asked a federal court to vacate the ODonnell Consent Decree, a first-of-its-kind bail reform...
32-year-old man dies after altercation with detention officers while on his way out of Harris County Jail | Houston Public Media
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A 32-year-old man who was being escorted out of the Harris County Jail early Tuesday morning died after he...