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Several family members of people who have died in the Harris County Jail grilled Sheriff Ed Gonzalez after a state jail commission meeting Thursday in Austin.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/08/07/528186/families-grill-harris-county-sheriff-ed-gonzalez-over-in-custody-jail-deaths/

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A 62-year-old man died in the Harris County Jail last week after detention officers discovered him unresponsive on his mattress, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. It's the latest in a string of recent deaths at the jail.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/07/14/526323/62-year-old-man-dies-after-found-unresponsive-in-harris-county-jail/

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Three Harris County Jail inmates died during a recent 48-hour span, marking a total of 10 in-custody deaths reported in Harris County so far this year. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/24/524737/three-harris-county-jail-inmates-die-within-48-hour-span-marking-10-in-custody-deaths-in-2025/

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A 26-year-old Harris County Jail inmate was pronounced dead after allegedly smoking an unknown substance and losing consciousness, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/03/522968/26-year-old-harris-county-jail-inmate-dies-after-allegedly-smoking-unknown-substance-officials-say/

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One year after her son took his final breath in a private Louisiana jail facility, Sarah Knight is suing the facility as well as Harris County and Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, claiming they failed to provide Jaleen Anderson with necessary medical care.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/04/03/517637/harris-county-sheriff-ed-gonzalez-sued-by-family-of-outsourced-jail-inmate-who-died-in-louisiana-facility/

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A 55-year-old man facing a DWI charge reportedly died hours after entering the Harris County Joint Processing Center last week, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/03/06/515367/arrested-houston-man-dies-from-medical-emergency-in-processing-center-sheriffs-office-says/

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