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Inmate’s last days were ‘nothing short of living hell,’ lawsuit claims


August 31, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A civil lawsuit filed this week alleges the final days of an inmate who died of diabetic ketoacidosis were “nothing short of a living hell as his blood glucose levels rose to dangerous levels with no means for him to protect himself.” Investigates first started looking into 28-year-old Matthew Shelton’s death last year. Shelton turned himself into …

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5 Houston police officers used controversial ‘hog-tie’ maneuver on Hispanic man, lawsuit claims


July 12, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Hispanic man is suing Houston police officers, alleging that they targeted him based on his race and then “hog-tied” him despite signs that he was in distress. The federal lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of Texas, names five Houston Police Department officers – Scott Erwin, Jennifer Gilbreath, Hallie Smith, Frederick Morrison, and Gino Dago – …

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