#outsourcinginmates — Public Fediverse posts

Attorneys representing Harris County and Sheriff Ed Gonzalez are asking a judge to remove them from a lawsuit stemming from the death of an inmate who was outsourced to a private Louisiana jail facility last year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/05/29/522553/attorneys-for-harris-county-and-its-sheriff-argue-they-werent-responsible-for-outsourced-jail-inmates-death/

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Ongoing staffing shortages at the Polk County Jail northeast of Houston are prompting the sheriff's office to begin housing inmates in a Louisiana jail facility. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/05/15/521369/polk-county-jail-begins-outsourcing-inmates-after-failing-to-meet-state-staffing-standards/

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