Galveston County Jail inmates now have to wear hot pink to ‘prevent crime’

Photo: Galveston County Sheriff’s Office If you get arrested in Galveston County, you’re going to have to wear hot pink. The Galveston County Jail is replacing the typical olive green uniforms often used in Texas jails with “new safety pink jumpsuits,” Galveston County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Feb. 24. The Sheriff’s OfficeContinueContinue reading “Galveston County Jail inmates now have to wear hot pink to ‘prevent crime’”

Man on parole caught running drug emporium in Galveston County

James Merritt, Jr. | Photo: Galveston County Sheriff’s Office This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 28, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A man on parole in Galveston County was caught at a hotel with several different drugs Wednesday. Investigators with the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Division and Gulf Coast ViolentContinueContinue reading “Man on parole caught running drug emporium in Galveston County”