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Community groups press court on jail outsourcing and recent in‑custody death; family seeks answers
Summary
Advocates urged the court to review out‑of‑state jail contracts and local booking practices after a recent in‑custody death; family members demanded investigation and county staff said they would follow up.
Several public commenters used the court’s public‑comment period to press Harris County elected officials on jail contracting and a recent in‑custody death.
Amal Sharif of the Texas Jail Project urged the court to revisit contracts that relocate county detainees to out‑of‑state facilities, saying the county still ships people to contracted beds in Mississippi and Louisiana even as the local jail…
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