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“A place of torment”: 22 families, former inmates sue Harris County over jail conditions

A federal lawsuit accuses the sheriff’s office of violating the constitutional rights of inmates, dozens of whom have died or been injured at the jail in recent years.

By Eileen Grench, Houston Landing
The Harris Co. Jail in Houston on  Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

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