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U.S. DOJ Calls Houston Jail Unconstitutional, Prisoner Death Rate Alarming

Loaded on Jan. 15, 2010 by Gary Hunter published in Prison Legal News January, 2010, page 14
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Resources, Systemic Medical Neglect, Statistics/Trends, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Jail Specific, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness). Location: Texas.
As a follow-up to PLN’s October 2009 cover story, this article examines in greater detail findings by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) related to conditions at the Harris County jail in Houston, Texas.

From 2001 through June 2009, 142 jail prisoners died in Harris County. The DOJ twice performed ...

 

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