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04/20/2022

04/20/2022

This April will mark the 21st Anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The goal of the month is two-fold: awareness of and prevention of sexual assault.

04/20/2022

04/20/2022

On November 21, 2021, a 19-year-old man detained locally in Harris County, Texas, died from injuries sustained by another inmate. The teen was only half the size of his alleged attacker and was diagnosed with special needs.

01/13/2022

01/13/2022

The Justice Administration Department (JAD) strives to be a resource to the public by providing timely and relevant information. Increasing public safety and reducing violent crime is front and center to everything we do. To that end, JAD recently launched a new dashboard showing Index-Crime Rate statistics in Harris County.

11/03/2021

11/03/2021

As part of the Safety and Justice Challenge, JAD is partnered with three organizations in Harris County to reduce racial and ethnic disparities within the criminal justice system.