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CBS News : Most states ban shackling pregnant women in custody — yet many report being restrained

Houston Public Media : Officials set to answer for issues within the Harris County Jail during meeting with state officials

KERA : Tarrant County inmate’s ‘unnecessary death’ spotlights mental health crisis in jails nationwide

Chron.com : Harris County Jail victims’ families demand action at Commissioners Court

Letter From Families Impacted by the Crisis at the Harris County Jail

Chron.com : Harris Co. jail violence is surging—how the system is failing detainees

KPRC 2 : Harris Co. inmate dies moments after being transported to hospital; Incident won’t be labeled as ‘in custody’ death

Houston Landing : Nearly 200 people with mental illnesses died in Texas jails. The death toll is getting worse.

Time Mag: How Community Health Workers Can End Mass Incarceration and Rebuild Public Safety

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