Alexis Jovany Cardenas, 32, died Tuesday after an alleged altercation with detention officers while on his way out of the ...

Pate, 35, was among three jail inmates who died within a 48-hour span last week. There have been a total of 10 in-custody jail deaths this year as reported by the Harris County Sheriff's Office, which ...

The Harris County Sheriff's Office outsources the housing of roughly 1,300 inmates in out-of-state private facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi.