Watch live: Family and friends of a special needs inmate who died in the Harris County Jail are honoring their son on Wednesday ahead of his birthday.
Fred Harris died in 2021 at 19 years old, and his family held a news conference to discuss the deaths at the Harris County Jail.Cynthia Miranda graduated from UT Austin and is a proud Houstonian.
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