Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters gather outside the Harris County Jail in downtown Houston on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, waiting for demonstrators ...

The proposed changes come after scrutiny of the amounts in some inmates accounts, particularly inmates with notoriety. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and Department of Justice (DOJ) are ...

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The Coshocton County jail will now charge inmates up to $10 for booking and release fees upon conviction to offset costs.

An inmate is accused of selling drugs to inmates in Harris County Jail as his 2 family members laundered nearly $30,000 to his commissary account, Texas cops say. Getty Images/iStockphoto An elaborate ...

Over nearly two years, a pair of veteran employees with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office siphoned more than $90,000 from inmates' commissary funds, agency spokesperson Casey McGee said Tuesday. The ...

A January audit of Harris County inmates’ commissary accounts identified critical oversights and financial control failures, including violations of state law and county policies. It’s the latest in a ...