The Harris County Jail inmate banking system has serious problems, according to a county audit, which was reviewed by KPRC 2 Investigates.
According to the internal audit, dated April 23, 2023, “the Sheriff’s Office has $1,001,547 in funds that have not been issued to inmates upon their release or transfer. This total balance was composed of 59,104 individual inmate account balances.”“If we had kept someone’s over million dollars that wasn’t ours, you and I would be sitting in that jail,” said“When a person is going through the release process at the jail, they are supposed to submit a form requesting that their money be returned.
“This means the average amount due is roughly $17. We estimate that nearly half of those unclaimed funds have now been turned over to either the county or the state to hold until it is claimed by the rightful owner.”The Harris County Jail is already listed as a non-compliant facility by TCJS. We inquired with the Commission regarding the latest audit.“We receive and review the audits that are required to be conducted annually that demonstrate compliance with LGC351.0415.
“The audit that was conducted and you provided appears to be an operational audit conducted by Harris County and not required to be submitted to TCJS and addresses areas identified that require corrective action. We will continue to verify that their annual audits required by LGC are conducted and submitted to TCJS.
“As the code cited in the audit applies to TDCJ and not county jails, it is not within our purview to use that as a basis to force corrective action and would instead refer Harris County Jail to LGC351 regarding commissary operations. That does not mean the findings listed and recommended action are not valid and would encourage they be adopted.”
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