Harris County Jail

Mother Raped by Texas Officer After Being Jailed for Half Gram of Weed: Lawsuit

(ANTIMEDIA) — As much of the United States inches toward tolerance for cannabis, some parts of the country remain locked in the archaic war on a plant. In Texas, a 26-year-old mother has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that after she was arrested for possessing less than a half gram of marijuana, a Harris County jailer raped […]

Texas Couldn’t Help This Sex-Trafficked Teen, So Authorities Sent Her To Jail

17-year-old Lena waits to be released from the Harris County Jail, with a small bag of her possessions. Her mentor gave her a blue jumpsuit to wear over her skimpy clothes. (Photo: Callie Richmond/The Texas Tribune)
HOUSTON (REPORT)  For three months in the fall of 2016, Lena was one of the youngest inmates in the Harris County Jail.