Andra Adkins was deemed medically fit to be in the Dallas County Jail — and then he died

Andra Adkins died hours after he was medically cleared to be booked in to the Dallas County jail.

Suicide had been initially suggested as the cause of his death. But six weeks later, the cause of his death is still unknown.

Texas Jail Project director Krish Gundu pointed to two recent cases in Texas of inmate’s being cleared for detention — one for mental health, one physical — then dying in custody shortly after…

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