Texas police officer shortage prompts handful of bills in Legislature
Lawmakers are scrambling to find ways to boost law enforcement salaries, relieve jail overcrowding and open up new avenues for recruiting officers.
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Harris County Jail deemed 'House of Death' after death of inmate
The latest development is a manslaughter indictment against former detention officer Eric Morales in the death of Jaquaree Simmons.
Source: fox26houston.com
Concerns over contraband: Weapons, phones, drugs found on inmates in Harris County Jail
A number of problems are plaguing the Harris County Jail. Even as the sheriff’s office works to make the facility safer there seems to be growing concern for what’s being found on inmates in the jail.
Source: fox26houston.com
Family of fatally injured special needs inmate demand jail funding, reform
A mother is demanding justice for her 19-year-old special needs son, who was beaten and stabbed in the Harris County Jail, and according to his family, it resulted in his death.
Source: fox26houston.com
Texas teen with learning disability dies after alleged prison attack: 'We shall get justice'
A 19-year-old inmate at the Harris County Jail with special needs has died at the hands of another inmate while serving time for aggravated assault, according to local reports.
Source: foxnews.com