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 ...

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 ...

Former inmates at Rikers Island and other Big Apple lockups have left behind a staggering $4.2 million in their commissary accounts — and it’s still waiting to be refunded, officials say. The hefty ...

A glitch in the Hopkins County Jail’s commissary system allowed inmates to receive credits on their account every time they ordered baby powder. According to the county’s jailer, one inmate was able ...