Standing sewage, gang extortion, and guards who carry knives to protect themselves: Keri Blakinger, of the Marshall Project, recently reported on the post-pandemic breakdown of our overcrowded, understaffed jail.

Keri Blakinger's Book Corrections in Ink
Keri's article on the conditions in Harris county Jail
The meltdown at Harris County Jail by the numbers
The consequences of the breakdown at HCJ
The County response to the jail issue

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