Houston Landing: ‘We need help!’: Mothers beg Texas jail commission to address deaths in Harris County Jail

KVUE: Loved ones, inmate advocacy groups ask for better conditions, more transparency in Texas county jails

Joshua Wright was an inmate at the Hays County Jail when he was shot and killed by a corrections officer at a hospital in December. The activists are calling on lawmakers to shift resources away from punitive systems like incarceration and more toward programs that provide health care, mental health care, housing and prevention. Read More

Press Conference this Morning at TCJS: Call For Redirection of Funds away from Mass Incarceration and Toward Public Health Investments

Coalition of Advocates and Victims of Jail Conditions Call For Redirection of State Taxpayer Funds away from Mass Incarceration and Toward Public Health Investments Heart-Wrenching Testimony from Family Members Expose “Deadly Situation” in Jails Across Texas Read More

Houston Public Media: Harris County’s public safety agencies focus on violent crime and conditions in the jail as they’re forced to work with a smaller budget

Houston Public Media: Sheriff Ed Gonzalez blames ‘inefficient court system’ for increasing deaths in Harris County Jail

Houston Chronicle: Man held on $100 bond for misdemeanor arrest is first Harris County Jail death of 2023

ABC13: Top leader resigns at Harris County jail amid overcrowding, deaths

Man arrested for misdemeanor dies in Harris County Jail, marking 2023’s first in-custody death

This comes after at least 27 people died while in custody last year — the highest number in nearly two decades. Read More

Is True Bail Reform Possible in Texas?