According to court records, a former jail officer was charged after he was accused of kneeling on the inmate's neck, causing his death in September 2024.
The family of a former University of Houston football player is demanding answers after he died while awaiting trial at the Harris County Jail.
The late defense attorney's charges were dropped after being accused of smuggling drug-laced papers into the Harris County Jail.
The sheriff's office says the 70-year-old man suffered from a pre-existing medical condition on Jan. 10, and died at the hospital on Sunday.
Authorities identified the man as Anthony Thomas, 65, who was pronounced dead on Saturday afternoon.
New York correctional officers are under investigation after "shocking" footage shows a handcuffed inmate who died after prison guards beat him.