29 people died in Texas jail in about 12 months; activists demand cameras, investigation

Punitive bail laws, according to detractors, are at least partially to blame for the congestion and overcrowding at Harris County Jail, where protesters gathered on Sunday.

Family members and community activists are among those demanding an investigation into a Texas jail in the wake of 29 deaths there in just over a year.

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