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Judge asks for release of nearly 2,000 inmates to avoid killing field at Harris County Jail
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Inmates inside the Harris County Jail on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Houston.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
This weekend, the Harris County Jail could run out of room to house inmates. And guards are struggling to pull off quarantines for new arrivals, according to Harris County sheriff’s officials.
A federal judge seeking to prevent the downtown facility from becoming a “killing field” amid soaring COVID-19 infections asked state judges, lawyers and court officials on Friday to swiftly review about 2,000 inmates for bail reductions or pretrial or post-conviction releases.
Laura and John Arnold
HOUSTON – The Laura and John Arnold Foundation is suing the men and groups who allegedly conspired with the former president of the foundation, Denis Calabrese, to steal millions of dollars “from LJAF to the detriment of the charitable organizations it serves.”
As previously reported, the foundation filed suit against Calabrese last October, accusing him of receiving millions in kickbacks from contractors LJAF hired while he was in a position of power.
Calabrese declined to defend the lawsuit and was found liable for $8.5 million in actual and exemplary damages, court records show.
On Dec. 30, LJAF filed suit against Pathfinder Communications, James Baker, Raconteur Media and Ryan Gravatt.