Texas county jails

If you drive 85 miles east of Houston, you’ll find yourself in the City of Beaumont, the seat of Jefferson County. The city and the county are in a long-running feud over the fees charged by the county to house prisoners. Dispute headed to court Five years ago,...

The pandemic has upended much of everyday life, including in the Texas criminal justice system. In order to slow the spread of Covid-19 and to avoid having judges and jurors exposed to Covid-19, most counties haven’t held any criminal jury trials since March of last...