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A 39-year-old man with severe schizophrenia died in the Harris County Jail in Houston in 2025. Krish Gundu, executive director of the Texas Jail Project, says his medical records and autopsy report show he starved to death after his throat closed, and that a treatable strep throat infection went unnoticed because he could not advocate for himself. The cause and the handling of his illness are the claims of the Texas Jail Project, based on those records.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). Krish Gundu of the Texas Jail Project says medical records and an autopsy show he starved to death after his throat closed from an untreated strep infection that staff did not notice, and that staff did not act on his inability to advocate for himself.
Reported by: Krish Gundu, executive director of the Texas Jail Project, citing medical records and autopsy report (advocates).