The county jail is reaching nearly 10 deaths this year. ABC13 covered back-to-back deaths in January, an apparent suicide in March, and another medical emergency in May.
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards spent the week inspecting the under-fire Harris County Jail six months after an original notice of non-compliance, the sheriff's office said.An inmate was found unresponsive inside his cell at the Harris County Jail Monday night, according to the sheriff's office.The Harris County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that 30-year-old Ramon Thomas died after suffering "an apparent medical emergency.
At about 10:26 p.m., a Houston Fire Department ambulance took Thomas to Ben Taub Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:44 p.m. "The Sheriff's Office Internal Affairs Division is also investigating to determine whether all applicable policies and procedures were followed, which is standard following the death of a person in jail," HCSO said in part of a news release.
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