A federal lawsuit has been filed against Harris County and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office by the mother of a 98-pound special needs teen beaten to death in the Harris County jail in October 2021.
Cynthia Cole, right, speaks during a press conference next to Fred Harris' mother, Dallas Garcia, and Harris' brother, Jagger, 7, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, outside of the Harris County Jail in Houston. Fred Harris, who had special needs and who had no prior arrests, is currently unconscious waiting for his organs to be harvested after being stabbed and beaten by another inmate at the Harris County Jail.
The complaint, filed by his mother, Dallas Garcia, alleges Harris County and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office failed and refused to accommodate Harris' disability. It also claims they failed to provide protection, safe housing and safe movement in the jail. , saying they were understaffed to the point that unhygienic measures had to be taken because they couldn’t get a bathroom break.Additionally, a 2021 state inspection revealed Harris County Jail is understaffed, according to Kallinen's news release.
No one was injured in the incident. According to the plaintiff's complaint, it is unlikely Harris would have been convicted. He had never been arrested before this incident.
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