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Investigation reveals inmate smoked โ€˜unknown substanceโ€™ at Harris Co. Jail moments before he died

Read full article: Investigation reveals inmate smoked โ€˜unknown substanceโ€™ at Harris Co. Jail moments before he died

KPRC 2 has confirmed an inmate-related death at the Harris County Jail over the weekend.

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โ€˜Itโ€™s not a good lookโ€™: Cleaning crew finds inmate left in Harris County courthouse for hours after hearing

Read full article: โ€˜Itโ€™s not a good lookโ€™: Cleaning crew finds inmate left in Harris County courthouse for hours after hearing

An inmate, John Henry Jones, was left in a holding cell at the Harris County courthouse after his court hearing on Wednesday

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Grimes Co. escaped inmate found at north Harris County motel room, 2 others arrested for hindering

Read full article: Grimes Co. escaped inmate found at north Harris County motel room, 2 others arrested for hindering

The Grimes County Sheriffโ€™s Office is currently on the lookout for an inmate who escaped from Cypress Creek Behavioral Hospital.

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Search underway for Grimes County inmate who escaped from Cypress Creek Behavioral Hospital

Read full article: Search underway for Grimes County inmate who escaped from Cypress Creek Behavioral Hospital

The Grimes County Sheriffโ€™s Office is currently on the lookout for an inmate who escaped from Cypress Creek Behavioral Hospital.

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Man who escaped Harris County Joint Processing Center captured by police

Read full article: Man who escaped Harris County Joint Processing Center captured by police

A man who escaped custody at the Harris County Joint Processing Center last week has surrendered to authorities.

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Law enforcement searching for inmate who escaped Harris County Joint Processing Center

Read full article: Law enforcement searching for inmate who escaped Harris County Joint Processing Center

Law enforcement in Harris County are searching for an inmate who escaped from custody Tuesday.

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Inmate who escaped from custody at Harris County Joint Processing Center captured

Read full article: Inmate who escaped from custody at Harris County Joint Processing Center captured

An inmate who escaped from custody while being processed at the Harris County Joint Processing Center in Downtown Houston has been captured.

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Escaped Huntsville prisoner arrested in Calallen, TX

Read full article: Escaped Huntsville prisoner arrested in Calallen, TX

Jesus Villareal, 39, went missing from the Huntsville Unit on Sunday

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Inmate serving life sentence who escaped Brazoria Co. prison with momโ€™s help located, captured in Matagorda Co.

Read full article: Inmate serving life sentence who escaped Brazoria Co. prison with momโ€™s help located, captured in Matagorda Co.

An inmate who escaped custody in Brazoria County over the weekend with his motherโ€™s help was captured in Matagorda County.

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Woman reportedly dies while in custody after suffering โ€˜medical emergencyโ€™ at the Harris County Jail

Read full article: Woman reportedly dies while in custody after suffering โ€˜medical emergencyโ€™ at the Harris County Jail

Another inmate has reportedly died at the Harris County Jail after suffering a โ€œmedical emergencyโ€ inside a medical ward of the jail Monday, according to the Harris County Sheriffโ€™s Office.

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Mother says her son, who has mental disabilities, vanished after being released from Harris Co. jail over 30 days ago

Read full article: Mother says her son, who has mental disabilities, vanished after being released from Harris Co. jail over 30 days ago

A mother from Liberty County said it has now been 33 days since her son vanished after being released from the Harris County Jail.

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Bill to ban solitary confinement in federal prisons introduced by House lawmakers

Read full article: Bill to ban solitary confinement in federal prisons introduced by House lawmakers

The End Solitary Confinement Act would prohibit the practice of isolating inmates and detainees with limited exceptions, while ensuring their due process rights.

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Families band together, demanding accountability, justice at Harris County Jail after eight in-custody deaths this year

Read full article: Families band together, demanding accountability, justice at Harris County Jail after eight in-custody deaths this year

Harris County families are asking for โ€˜justiceโ€™ after they said their family members died while in jail custody.

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Civil rights activists hold news conference after 2 Harris County Jail inmates died last week

Read full article: Civil rights activists hold news conference after 2 Harris County Jail inmates died last week

Officials say two Harris County Jail inmates died last week after being hospitalized with preexisting medical conditions.

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Harris County sheriff addresses recent jail death; Texas Jail Project offers solution to help with ongoing problem

Read full article: Harris County sheriff addresses recent jail death; Texas Jail Project offers solution to help with ongoing problem

Wednesday, we are asking the countyโ€™s top leader what is being done to address deaths at the Harris County Jail. The most recent death happened on Tuesday.

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Houston mother calls for changes at Harris County Jail after sonโ€™s in-custody death; new inspection report lists several deficiencies at facility

Read full article: Houston mother calls for changes at Harris County Jail after sonโ€™s in-custody death; new inspection report lists several deficiencies at facility

A Houston mother is calling for changes at the Harris County jail after her son died almost a year ago at the facility.

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Texas inmate executed for killing wife and her daughter

Read full article: Texas inmate executed for killing wife and her daughter

Texas has executed an inmate for fatally stabbing his estranged wife and drowning her 6-year-old daughter in a bathtub nearly 14 years ago.

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Pearland woman fears for fiancรฉ's health, claims Harris County Jail giving him wrong medication

Read full article: Pearland woman fears for fiancรฉ's health, claims Harris County Jail giving him wrong medication

A Pearland woman claims her fiancรฉ is not getting the proper medication he needs in the Harris County Jail to treat his high blood pressure and prevent him from going into cardiac arrest.

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โ€˜We do not have the resourcesโ€™: Jail deaths the result of Harris Countyโ€™s failure to invest in resources, not training: Attorney with deputies organization

Read full article: โ€˜We do not have the resourcesโ€™: Jail deaths the result of Harris Countyโ€™s failure to invest in resources, not training: Attorney with deputies organization

An attorney for the Harris County Deputies Organization, whoโ€™s familiar with Eric Moralesโ€™ case, said in custody jail deaths have nothing to do with detention officersโ€™ training. Instead, Robin Foster said theyโ€™re the result of a systemic problem that runs much deeper.

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Investigation underway after man found dead in his cell at Harris County Jail, deputies say

Read full article: Investigation underway after man found dead in his cell at Harris County Jail, deputies say

An investigation is underway after a 31-year-old man died in the Harris County Jail on Tuesday.

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Family members seek answers after they claim Harris County Jail guards โ€˜used forceโ€™ on inmate who remains in a coma

Read full article: Family members seek answers after they claim Harris County Jail guards โ€˜used forceโ€™ on inmate who remains in a coma

Family members of 48-year-old Adael Gonzalez Garcia are seeking answers after they said officers severely injured him while in Harris County Jail.

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First monkeypox case reported inside Harris County Jail, sheriff says

Read full article: First monkeypox case reported inside Harris County Jail, sheriff says

A Harris County Jail inmate has tested positive for monkeypox, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Thursday.

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TDCJ to resume bus transportation after inmate escaped custody before killing family of 5

Read full article: TDCJ to resume bus transportation after inmate escaped custody before killing family of 5

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) will resume inmate transportation starting Monday, June 13 after temporarily stopping it to investigate how a convicted murderer escaped from a bus last month and allegedly killed a man and his four grandsons.

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TDCJ says DNA linking escaped inmate to area where family of 5 was killed came back after murders

Read full article: TDCJ says DNA linking escaped inmate to area where family of 5 was killed came back after murders

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed Wednesday that the DNA that had been collected from a nearby cabin two days before the Collins family of five were killed came back after the murders.

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Inmate executed for 1984 killing of 8-year-old girl

Read full article: Inmate executed for 1984 killing of 8-year-old girl

An Arizona man convicted in the 1984 killing of an 8-year-old girl has been put to death in the stateโ€™s second execution since officials started carrying out the death penalty this year after a hiatus that lasted nearly eight years.

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Ex-Montgomery County jail deputy sentenced to 100 days behind bars after having sex with inmate

Read full article: Ex-Montgomery County jail deputy sentenced to 100 days behind bars after having sex with inmate

A jail deputy who pleaded guilty to improper sexual activity with a person in custody has been sentenced to 100 days in jail.

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Texas inmate who escaped bus got out of restraints, cage

Read full article: Texas inmate who escaped bus got out of restraints, cage

Authorities say a Texas inmate who was serving a life sentence for murder when he escaped from a transport bus last week got out of his restraints and a caged area before stabbing the driver.

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โ€˜We are not going to rest until we find himโ€™: TDCJ officials vow to capture escaped convict Gonzalo Lopez

Read full article: โ€˜We are not going to rest until we find himโ€™: TDCJ officials vow to capture escaped convict Gonzalo Lopez

โ€œWe are not going to rest until we find him. We are determined to find him,โ€ said the public information officer for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Robert Hurst.

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Sheriff: Alabama inmate, jailer were prepared for a shootout

Read full article: Sheriff: Alabama inmate, jailer were prepared for a shootout

An Indiana sheriff says the Alabama murder suspect and jailer who evaded authorities for more than a week were heavily armed and preparing for a shootout when they were captured.

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VIDEO: Inmateโ€™s escape from transport bus in Houston captured on camera

Read full article: VIDEO: Inmateโ€™s escape from transport bus in Houston captured on camera

Authorities have released footage from on board the bus that was transporting an inmate who escaped in the area of Ellington Airport Tuesday.

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Texas inmate executed for killing wife, father-in-law

Read full article: Texas inmate executed for killing wife, father-in-law

A Texas inmate has been executed for an attack that killed his pregnant wife, 5-year-old daughter and father-in-law more than a decade ago.

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Harris County Jail inmate dies after being found 'unresponsiveโ€™ in his cell, officials say

Read full article: Harris County Jail inmate dies after being found 'unresponsiveโ€™ in his cell, officials say

HOUSTON โ€“ An inmate at the Harris County Jail was found unresponsive in his cell over the weekend, officials said. Court records show the robbery charge was dismissed and then refiled as the burglary charge. The burglary charge was dismissed following Jacobsโ€™ death. The Harris County Sheriffโ€™s Office has asked the Texas Rangers to investigate Jacobsโ€™ death. The Harris County Medical Examinerโ€™s Office has not yet determined a cause of death.

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