The families of nine people who died in the Harris County Jail joined with 13 formerly incarcerated people Monday in suing Harris County, alleging the Sheriff's Office violated constitutional rights by creating a “place of torment and punishment.”
had been lodged in county and federal court over the past decade by people formerly incarcerated in the Harris County Jail and their loved ones, according to a Houston Landing investigation earlier this year.
“We hold every life in our jail as precious. I want every family that has lost a loved one in the jail to know they have my sincere sympathy and my pledge to continue striving to make our jail even safer,” Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in the message.At a press conference Monday, family members suing Harris County packed the stage behind Crump, who has represented the families of George Floyd, Trayvon Martin and numerous other people affected by high-profile cases of law enforcement abuses.
Thomas had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder before he died in custody in early July at the age of 30. A cause of death has not been announced, but lawyers allege that he died after jailers failed to provide lifesaving measures during a medical emergency.
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