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Family members of Alexis Cardenas want witness statements and unedited surveillance footage of a struggle with detention officers that preceded his death inside of the Harris County Jail, according to a pre-lawsuit petition filed Thursday in court.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/09/12/530732/legal-filing-seeks-medical-records-unedited-video-footage-of-alexis-cardenas-death-in-harris-county-jail/

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The July death of Alexis Cardenas, one of more than 10 people to die in Harris County Jail custody this year, was classified as a homicide by the county medical examiner.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/09/03/529975/harris-county-inmate-death-classified-as-homicide-by-institute-of-forensic-sciences/

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More than a month after a Houston man died during an altercation with detention officers inside of the Harris County Jail, questions about his initial arrest and the struggle that preceded his death continue to linger.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/08/26/529436/months-after-harris-county-jail-death-questions-about-arrest-altercation-with-officers-remain/

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