The Harris County Sheriff's Office said local public health departments identified several inmates and employees who have ...

The 53-year-old man, who was not identified by officials, began displaying symptoms on Tuesday while staying at the 1200 ...

An inmate at the Harris County Jail has been hospitalized after contracting bacterial meningitis, authorities said.

The man, whose identity is being withheld in accordance with medical privacy laws, had been in the hospital since Tuesday, ...

Officials quarantined a cell block at the Harris County Jail after an inmate was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.

The sheriff's office said jail staff released him due to paperwork showing he had posted bond, apparently not realizing he ...

Though commissioners recognized the county jail's improvements and efforts to reduce the total inmate population, its ...

HOUSTON -- Houston police arrested a young woman for sending more than love notes to a jailhouse last week. Police say Ashley Schaffer, 19, used a fake return address to send a letter concealing ...