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Texas Tribune: Certain criminal suspects would be denied bail under changes OK’d by Texas Senate panel
A Texas Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a package of bills aimed at keeping more defendants behind bars while they await trial for violent… Read More
KVUE: Trump administration weighs whether to accept Gov. Abbott’s offer of military bases, jail cells to help with immigration enforcement efforts
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is offering the Trump administration land, military bases and jail cells to help his administration crack down on illegal immigration… Read More
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Families, activists ask state to deem Tarrant County out of compliance for jail deaths
Families, friends and supporters of people who have died in Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office custody pleaded with members of the Texas Commission on Jail… Read More
Houston Landing: Texas attorney general to join efforts to enforce state standards at Harris County Jail
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards, the statewide regulatory body that oversees county jails, will request that the Texas Attorney General intervene in its… Read More
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Recent Tarrant County jail deaths unite groups from both sides of political aisle
A recent death in the county jail has brought together an unlikely alliance in Tarrant County. A group of conservative Second Amendment… Read More
Houston Public Media: Two more Harris County prisoners die in custody, marking first reported jail deaths of 2025
Two Harris County prisoners died this month, one of whom died after being transferred to a private prison in Louisiana – an ongoing practice… Read More
Join Us at Harris County Commissioners Court on Feb 6
IMPORTANT UPDATE – HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT! We have been informed that the jail agenda item has been postponed and will be heard… Read More
Houston Public Media: 3 more people died in Harris County Jail, raising 2024’s in-custody death toll to 10
TJP pitched Houston Public Media article about custody deaths in 2024 Read More
KERA News: Tarrant County hires a new chief to run the county jail amid lawsuits, outcry over deaths
The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office has hired a new jail administrator, the person in charge of day-to-day operations in the local jail system, according… Read More