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Despite investing millions of dollars, county officials continue to feel pressure from jail reform advocates and community members who’ve lost loved ones within the overcrowded facility.

The Harris County Sheriffs Office said the 32-year-old man died of a medical emergency four days after booking.

The sixth death of the year in the jail once again raises questions about overcrowding and its impact.

The 32-year-old man had been in Harris County Jail for less than a week when he died "after suffering an apparent medical emergency."

An inmate recently sentenced to 25 years in prison has been taken into police custody after being accidentally released from jail earlier this week, authorities in Texas announced.

His name is Kyle French, and he's in the Harris County Jail for violating a protective order. He describes his nearly four months behind bars as "Scary as Hell."

A record number of people died while in custody last year.

Dozens of inmates have died while in custody at the Harris County Jail, according to attorneys representing victims' families. The FBI has opened civil rights investigations into two of the deaths.

The deaths of two men while in custody at Texas' Harris County Jail is being investigated by FBI Houston, the sheriff confirmed Monday.

Attorneys for Adael Garcia say the man was booked into the Harris County jail on November 24, 2022, and was brutally beaten on November 26. FOX 26 also confirms that state jail inspectors visited the facility Tuesday afternoon.