The south tower of the Bexar County Jail. (Joshua Saunders, KSAT)
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – The San Antonio chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens is calling for action to prevent in-custody deaths at the Bexar County jail.
LULAC held a news conference to discuss in-custody deaths in front of the Bexar County Adult Detention Center at 11 a.m. Friday.
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Among the speakers will be LULAC chapter executive director Henry Rodriguez, a LULAC news release states.
According to a KSAT Investigates analysis, six inmates have died while in the custody of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office this year.
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