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147 measles cases reported in Texas so far this year, most of them in federal detention centers
Read full article: 147 measles cases reported in Texas so far this year, most of them in federal detention centersThe state health department reports that 99 of the cases originated in a contracted detention facility in Hudspeth County.
Warden of West Texas immigration detention center arrested in migrant’s death was previously accused of abusing detainees
Read full article: Warden of West Texas immigration detention center arrested in migrant’s death was previously accused of abusing detaineesThe brothers reportedly told law enforcement they were looking for animals to shoot. One man was killed and a woman was injured.
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Lawsuit: Private jail company caused Texas woman’s death
Read full article: Lawsuit: Private jail company caused Texas woman’s deathHolly Barlow-Austin's husband and mother filed the lawsuit in federal court against Bowie County, LaSalle Corrections, and several of the company's employees at the jail in Texarkana. They say LaSalle, which runs jails and immigration detention facilities in Texas, Louisiana and Georgia, violated Barlow-Austin’s rights and caused her death. “What happened to Holly was not an isolated incident," said Erik Heipt, a Seattle-based lawyer who's representing Barlow-Austin's family and has brought other cases against LaSalle. According to the lawsuit, Barlow-Austin died of sepsis, meningitis, HIV/AIDS and accelerated hypertension on June 17. Her death came two months after LaSalle reached an undisclosed settlement with the family of a man who died at the Bi-State Jail in 2015.