BEAUMONT, Texas — The City of Beaumont and Jefferson County have reached a "tentative" agreement over a long-standing contract to house inmates at the Jefferson County Correctional Facility ...

After searching the truck, deputies found 0.7 ounces of suspected methamphetamine, 2.8 ounces of marijuana and 4 grams of ...

Jefferson County claims Beaumont owes it $825,000 in jail fees. Jefferson County claims Beaumont owes it $825,000 in jail fees. Skip Navigation. ... Texas educators respond to house bill aimed at ...

Jefferson County could soon stop accepting prisoners from the Beaumont and Port Arthur police departments. The Commissioner’s Court is expected to consider terminating its agreements with the ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A 47-year-old Beaumont man has been charged with murder after striking a 46-year-old woman with his vehicle ...

A county jail inmate in southeastern Texas has died after complaining while in the jail infirmary of not feeling well. Jefferson County jail officials say in a news release that 45-year-old ...

A lineup of convicted inmates in orange jumpsuits exited the Harris County jail Monday afternoon, guarded on either side by a phalanx of deputies. Some of the 100 inmates who have been tapped for ...

He is still in the Jefferson County Jail as of Oct. 24. Ivan Banks, 37, of Beaumont, is charged with prostitution, which is a class A misdemeanor. Steven McBroom, 46 of Silsbee, is charged with ...

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved a number of environmental regulations penalties Thursday, including for two violations at the Jefferson County Correctional Facility. The ...

A shooting at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont, Texas, ... to Jefferson County Sheriff Mitch Woods. He has been released from the hospital and is in custody in the Jefferson County Jail.