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Death In Custody

Detainee dies after 'medical emergency': ICE

  • Aug 4
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Houston shooting marks at least the 8th fatality in US immigration sweeps

  • Jul 8

What former Epstein prison guard told committee

  • Jun 6

Inmate dies in Harris County Jail due to medical emergency: HCSO

  • May 23

2 inmates die after medical emergencies in Harris Co. Jail: HCSO

  • Apr 21

Cuban immigrant's death is 48th in ICE custody

  • Apr 17

Deaths of detainees in ICE custody surge under 2nd Trump admin.

  • Mar 30

19-year-old Mexican immigrant dies in ICE custody

  • Mar 19

Latest Videos

2:15

2 inmates die in custody of Harris County Jail, totaling to 4th inmate death in 2026, HCSO says

  • Apr 21
3:02

Trial of Missouri City officer involved in crash that killed 3 people in 2024 underway

  • Mar 19
2:35

Lawsuit filed against Harris County Sheriff's Office over 2025 in-custody death

  • Feb 28
2:29

HCSO inmate death investigated as in-custody death, AG says

  • Aug 15, 2025
0:52

Harris County Jail reports 3 inmate deaths within 24 hours

  • Jun 26, 2025
2:19

Man dies in Texas City police custody, family demands answers

  • Oct 30, 2024
1:47

Man on drugs and in crisis died after police used stun gun on him: HPD

  • Apr 29, 2024
2:17

Commissioners push for bodycams in Harris County Jail

  • Jan 31, 2024

Latest Stories

Trial of Missouri City officer involved in crash that killed 3 people in 2024 underway

The trial for a former Missouri City officer who slammed into another vehicle in 2024, killing 3 people, is underway, and a video showing the aftermath of the crash was first revealed in court on Wednesday.

  • Mar 19

Lawsuit filed against Harris County Sheriff's Office over 2025 in-custody death

The Harris County Sheriff's Office is being sued over a 2025 in-custody death at the Harris County jail.

  • Feb 28

Harris County Jail inmate dies, marking 2nd jail death of 2026, according to HCSO

The inmate was pronounced dead at the hospital after experiencing a medical emergency in the Harris County Jail, according to HCSO authorities.

  • Jan 28
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Family of Nicaraguan man seeks answers after his death in ICE detention facility

While the department noted that "the official cause of death remains under investigation," they labeled the incident a "presumed suicide."

  • Jan 23

Man serving time for decapitating wife dies behind bars from self-inflicted injury, TDCJ says

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said that a man who murdered his wife in 2023 has died from a self-inflicted injury.

  • Jan 22