- Texas Tribune: Texas Supreme Court sides with Abbott after judge halted his order restricting jail release: The high court did not weigh in on the arguments that Abbott's order went beyond his executive powers in a disaster. Instead, it ruled the Harris County judges were the wrong plaintiffs. Here's the SCOT order.
- Texas Observer: Greg Abbott's power grab on bail reform
- Texas Tribune: Federal appeals court stops earlier order, says Texas doesn't have to give inmates hand sanitizer or face masks for now. See the 5th Circuit's court order.
- Houston Chronicle: ‘A perfect storm’: Health experts warn of rapid COVID-19 spread in Texas prisons, recommend early releases
- KHOU: TDCJ correctional officer, 2 inmates die from apparent COVID-related complications
- Huntsville Item: TDCJ COVID-19 UPDATE: Offender at Wynne Unit has died from coronavirus
- KLTV: TDCJ updates Beto Unit 106 COVID-19 cases, 54 tests pending
- Texas Tribune: Coronavirus in Texas: County jail population shrank by more than 10,000
- Dallas Morning News: Dallas detention officers told not to ‘spook’ inmates with masks as COVID-19 fears began, testimony shows
- KHOU: 151 Harris County Sheriff's Office employees, 99 jail inmates test positive for coronavirus
- KRGV: At least 9 jailed for violating Cameron County emergency order
- McAllen Monitor: LUPE talks jail reform; details of first inmate case emerge
- Montgomery Advertiser: Sheriff requests hazardous duty pay raise for county employees during pandemic
- KRIS-TV: Are remote hearings the future for legal system?
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Roundup of Texas headlines on COVID in prisons and jails
Several, notable headlines drew Grits' attention related to the coronavirus and Texas prisons and jails. Let's round them up.
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