The Houston County commission has began conversations to expand the Houston County jail to ease the burden of overcrowding.

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - An inmate died in the Houston County Jail Sunday night from what the coroner described as most likely natural causes. Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd said he is awaiting the ...

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — For the past three weeks, the Houston County Sheriff’s Office has temporarily changed how it handles people with minor probation violations, delaying their booking into the ...

A former Harris County jail guard was sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication, months after he was indicted on ...

Harris County Jail, the state’s largest jail system, has struggled for years to meet minimum state standards due to chronic overcrowding and staffing issues. The sheriff’s office has been the subject ...