Texas jails

From Texas Standard : As of Friday, Dallas County had the most positive COVID-19 cases in the state, at more than 300. At least seven of those cases are...

Just west of downtown San Antonio, the Bexar County jail looms like a fortress. It's a seven-story building of stained concrete floors, white cinder block…

Since 2009, 15 people have committed suicide in Bexar County Jail, more than any other county jail in Texas. The problem drew so much attention that it…

In the wake of the hanging death of Sandra Bland and other recent suicides, the state agency that oversees jails is issuing a new inmate intake form so…

Voters in Comal and Kendall counties will be deciding whether to build additional jail space in their county seats when they go to the polls November…

The number of incarcerated women in the U.S. has quadrupled since 1980 and a growing number of them are pregnant. The American College of Obstetricians…

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has ordered a senate committee to review the mental health policies in place at all of the state’s 243 county jails. The study…

The death of Sandra Bland in the Waller County jail has drawn attention to the problem of jail suicides.Bexar County Deputy Chief Raul Banasco is the Jail…

HOUSTON — A grand jury has indicted two Harris County sergeants who are accused of leaving a mentally ill inmate unattended in his cell for weeks.The…