#gileswdalbycorrectionalfacility — Public Fediverse posts

State officials have been reducing the Harris County Jail's bed capacity as the facility continues to struggle under the weight of chronic overcrowding and understaffing.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/02/02/476187/state-officials-have-been-reducing-the-harris-county-jails-bed-capacity-as-overcrowding-understaffing-issues-persist/

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Since 2022, Harris County has been outsourcing inmates to the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility in Garza County. Now, state officials determined both jails have been violating statewide safety standards.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/01/23/475120/state-inspection-finds-medical-neglect-other-violations-at-private-facility-housing-hundreds-of-harris-county-inmates/

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