Two more deaths inside Harris County Jail mark 15 in-custody deaths this year
The sheriff's office said that 34-year-old Pebbles Girardi suffered a sudden medical emergency inside of her cell at the Harris County Jail last Friday, only two days after she was booked into the jail. She was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital and pronounced dead.
65-year-old man dies in Harris County Jail processing center, sheriff’s office says
The death of Arthur Miles, who was arrested Thursday for suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, marks the 13th in-custody death reported this year by the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Alexis Cardenas’ family seeks medical records, unedited video footage of his death inside Harris County Jail
Attorneys for Cardenas' relatives on Thursday filed a Rule 202 petition seeking to access certain evidence and medical records about the circumstances surrounding his July 8 death. The 32-year-old Cardenas had an altercation with detention officers as he was being released from the jail, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Death of Harris County Jail inmate Alexis Cardenas ruled a homicide by medical examiner
The primary cause of death of Alexis Cardenas, 32, was an irregular heartbeat associated with toxic effects of drugs and alcohol "during physical and electrical restraint," according to the Harris County medical examiner's office. He died in July after an altercation with detention officers.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez grilled about jail deaths after appearance before state commission
At least 12 people have died in the Harris County Jail this year, including Alexis Cardenas, a 32-year-old man who recently died during a struggle with officers who were escorting him to the exit door. His sister was among those to question Gonzalez after Thursday's meeting in Austin.
Latest death at Harris County Jail is 62-year-old man who was found unresponsive, sheriff’s office says
The death of Harold Alexander Jr. is the latest in a string of recent deaths at the downtown Houston jail.
32-year-old man dies after altercation with detention officers while on his way out of Harris County Jail
Alexis Jovany Cardenas was being released from the downtown Houston jail at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday and allegedly resisted detention officers as they attempted to escort him to an exit door, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Ten other people have died in the jail's custody this year.
Family, friends of Harris County Jail inmate Ronald Pate demand answers about his death
Pate, 35, was among three jail inmates who died within a 48-hour span last week. There have been a total of 10 in-custody jail deaths this year as reported by the Harris County Sheriff's Office, which operates the downtown Houston jail.
26-year-old Harris County Jail inmate dies after allegedly smoking unknown substance, officials say
The death of Valen Long, arrested in April on a felony charge of criminal mischief, comes days after the Harris County Sheriff's Office reported that a 52-year-old inmate with a pre-existing health condition died. Long's death marks the seventh in-custody death reported this year by the sheriff's office, which operates the downtown Houston jail.
Death of 52-year-old Harris County Jail inmate under investigation by Texas Rangers
Jose Jorge Cisneros, 52, arrested on a murder charge in November 2023, was transported from the Harris County Jail to LBJ Hospital with a pre-existing medical condition on Sunday. He was pronounced dead on Tuesday.
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