Galveston County voters reject bond for juvenile detention center while passing infrastructure bonds

The failure of Proposition B means the county will have to find short-term solutions to address the issues with the current Juvenile Justice Detention Center, according to Galveston County Judge Mark Henry.

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Two Harris County prisoners died this month, one of whom died after being transferred to a private prison in Louisiana – an ongoing practice used to address overcrowding within the county jail in downtown Houston.

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Two more Harris County prisoners die in custody, marking first reported jail deaths of 2025

One of the prisoners died after being transferred to a private prison in Louisiana, an ongoing practice used to address chronic overcrowding within the downtown Houston jail.

Houston Public Media