Inmate’s Death at Harris County Jail Linked to ‘Unknown Substance’

HOUSTON, TX – Over the weekend, a 26-year-old inmate named Valon Long died following a medical incident at the Harris County Jail. The tragedy unfolded after Long purportedly inhaled an unidentified substance with fellow inmates shortly after midnight on Sunday. Long was rendered unconscious by the incident and was promptly taken to LBJ Hospital. Unfortunately, he was declared dead at around 1:45 a.m. Another inmate involved was also hospitalized but has since returned to the …

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