Proposed settlement $825,000 in Red River County jail death suit

A proposed $825,000 settlement has been reached in a federal civil rights lawsuit stemming from the 2019 death of Chris Cabler in the Red River County Jail. The case was handled by attorney Dean Malone, whose firm represents families across Texas in wrongful death and jail neglect cases involving failures to protect vulnerable inmates.

The lawsuit alleged constitutional violations and negligence in the jail’s supervision and care of Cabler, who died by hanging while in custody. The proposed settlement reflects ongoing accountability efforts in Texas jails, where inadequate mental health care, poor monitoring, and unsafe housing conditions have repeatedly led to preventable inmate deaths.

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