Texas sheriff fires 11 jail staffers over brutal beating of black gangster inmate who died in custody

[Alvin Gomez]

The Harris County, Texas sheriff fired 11 county jail staffers
on Friday over the brutal beating and death of an inmate in
February during the state’s mass power outages from a winter
storm.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs reported a
series of interactions between detention officials and inmate
Jaquaree Simmons on 16 February. In the morning, guards
responded to Mr Simmons’ cell after he used his clothing to clog
the toilet, causing water to overflow and spill onto the floor.
After guards cleaned up the scene, they returned Mr Simmons to
his cell without any clothing, according to the sheriff’s report.

A series of confrontations ensued throughout the day and into
the night, with Mr Simmons suffering “multiple blows to his
head”, according to the sheriff’s report. Mr Simmons was found
to have died from “blunt force trauma to the head with subdural
hematoma”, with the death ruled a homicide. The Houston Police
Department has opened a criminal investigation into Mr Simmons’
death.

The incident occurred during Texas’ historic cold snap, which
knocked out power in large areas of the state, including the
Haris County jail on the night of 16 February.

GOOD! One less piece of shit costing America money.

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