Texas jail victims’ family sue over deaths in custody

Family members of inmates at a jail in Harris County, Texas are suing the county over claims officers brutally beat their loved ones and denied them critical medical treatment.

Attorney Ben Crump has filed a suit on behalf of 22 families who say their relatives died or suffered injuries.

The families say the inmates were deprived of constitutional rights.

"Just because you are arrested does not mean you should be given the death sentence," Mr Crump said.

"The families have been crying out for the last two years saying that...