Wednesday, we are asking the county’s top leader what is being done to address deaths at the Harris County Jail. The most recent death happened on Tuesday.
– Wednesday, we asked the county’s top leader what is being done to address deaths at the Harris County Jail.Robert Terry, 32, died after suffering an apparent medical emergency.“Obviously it’s unfortunate. Our condolences go out to the family. We know it’s always difficult when they lose someone,” the Sheriff said.KPRC asked the sheriff what is being done to address the problem and prevent jail deaths from happening.
“This bill will have some type of transparency for the Harris County jail. It’s a study that will help with procedures, everything in their process of the detainees. This will help save lives,” she said. Krish Gundu, Co-Founder and Executive Producer of the Texas Jail Project said 190 inmates have died at the Harris County jail since 2009. At the same time, she said only 160 have been executed statewide.The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has also outlined a number of deficiencies at the facility during its most recent inspection including overcrowding, long inmate stays, inmate deaths and the struggle to retain detention staff.
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