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Harris County expected to end Mississippi jail outsourcing contract this year, saving at least $4 million

In initial 2025-2026 budget projections, county officials said they expect to lower outsourcing costs by several million ...

Texas jail commission rules Alexis Cardenas died in-custody, marking 12th Harris County Jail death

Alexis Cardenas, 32, died July 8, but the Texas Commission on Jail Standards did not immediately decide whether his death ...
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Harris County deputies arrest man accused of killing his parents in Crosby-area home

Christopher Leman Jr. has been arrested for capital murder after deputies found his parents dead inside a Crosby-area home in ...

1 dead, 1 critical after shooting over child custody dispute in NW Harris County, Pct. 4 says

Two people were shot in an incident in northwest Harris County. Investigators said it began as a child custody dispute.

As jail population falls, Harris County considers reducing inmate outsourcing cost by $4M

The county paid nearly $53 million in Fiscal Year 2025 to send thousands of inmates to private correctional facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Former Harris County officer and former inmate worked together to steal and sell luxury car: docs

"I trust(ed) a police officer," said a man who was tricked into buying a stolen Lexus from a former Harris County detention ...

Possible murder-suicide leaves two dead in northwest Harris County home, deputies say

Harris County deputies are investigating a possible murder-suicide after finding two dead in a northwest Harris County home. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are ...