Access to Needed Medications while in Jail
Inmates have a right to receive medications in jail. Ensuring that their condition is known and treatment received is essential.
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Jail Neglect, Abuse, and Suicide Lawyers
This website is maintained by Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a Dallas, Texas law firm representing people for jail neglect, abuse, and suicide cases.
Webb County Jail Inmate Noe Cantu-Covarrubias Dies on 12/13/24
Noe Cantu-Covarrubias was 58 years old when he was booked into Webb County Jail on November 4, 2024. The Webb County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report (CDR) about…
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McLennan County Jail Detainee Beauford Puryear Dies on 12/10/24
Beauford Puryear was booked into McLennan County Jail on November 12, 2024, two days before his 61st birthday. Tragically, he died less than a month later on December 10, 2024.…
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Matthew Plank Dies in Lubbock County Jail on 11/27/24
Matthew Plank was booked into Lubbock County Jail on November 29, 2022. Tragically, he died at age 46 almost exactly two years later on November 27, 2024. The custodial death…
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Texas Jails Receive New Rules for Prioritizing Inmate Complaints
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent a technical assistance memorandum regarding the prioritization of complaints to all Texas sheriffs and jail administrators on December 3, 2024. Unfortunately, tragedies…
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Press Release: Tarrant County Settles Federal Lawsuit Regarding Jailed Intellectually Challenged Woman
Tarrant County Settles Federal Lawsuit Regarding Jailed Intellectually Challenged Woman For Immediate Release Fort Worth, Texas – 12/04/2024 Tarrant County agreed to pay $775,000.00 to settle a federal lawsuit regarding…
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Randall County Jail Inmate Bryan Fields is Found Deceased
Bryan Austin Fields had his 29th birthday a month before he was booked into Randall County Jail on March 15, 2023. Tragically, he was discovered deceased in his single-occupancy cell…
Read More Richard Perez Dies of Unknown Causes in Atascosa County Jail
Richard Perez was only 20 years old when he was booked into Atascosa County Jail on October 1, 2024. His 21st birthday was 12 days later. Tragically, he died in…
Read More Jason Barr Dies on Day 9 in Smith County Jail
Forty-four-year-old Jason Evan Barr was booked into Smith County Jail on November 4, 2024. Tragically, Mr. Barr died on November 12, 2024. A custodial death report (CDR) about Mr. Barr…
Read More Bexar County Jail Fails Another Special Jail Inspection
After a custodial death, inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted a special inspection at Bexar County Jail. Subsequently, a notice of non-compliance was sent to the…
Read More Tom Green County Jail Fails a Minimum Standard in Supervision
Tom Green County Jail in San Angelo, Texas, is currently listed on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website as one of the counties found to be in non-compliance…
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Marcus Fontenette Dies in Bexar County Jail Within 5 Hours
Marcus Fontenette was booked into Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas, on November 12, 2024, at 8:24 PM. Only 46 years old, Mr. Fontenette died before another 5 hours…
Read More Shelby County Jail Detainee Jose Goevava Dies by Suicide
Jose Goevava was booked into Shelby County Jail on October 5, 2024, at 8:20 PM. Tragically, he was pronounced deceased 90 minutes later. The 24-year-old used his jail-issued jumper to…
Read More Terri Sandefur is the 2nd to Die in Tom Green County Jail Within a Week
On October 12, 2024, at age 59, Terri Yvette Sandefur went through intake at Tom Green County Jail. Tragically, Ms. Sandefur died a week later. The custodial death report (CDR)…
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Tom Green County Jail Inmate Manuel Garza Jr. Dies
Sixty-five-year-old Manuel Morin Garza, Jr. was booked into Tom Green County Jail on October 14, 2024. A custodial death report (CDR) filed by the Tom Green County Sheriff’s Department on…
Read More Jail time decreases lifespan in the elderly
Incarceration can decrease life expectancy, and for elderly inmates this effect can be more profound. Older inmates experience a number of health challenges.
Read More Runnels County Jail Violates a Classification of Inmates Rule
An inspection of Runnels County Jail was conducted by inspectors from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) on October 25, 2024. The jail was cited for violating one rule,…
Read More Coryell County Jail Fails 9th Inspection in 6 Years
Coryell County Jail documentation was examined by inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) on October 25, 2024. The jail has subsequently been listed on the TCJS website…
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Most deaths in jail are from suicide
Suicide rates in jails continue to climb, and are outpacing the general population. Jailed inmates are at a higher risk of suicide death.
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Bryan Jenkins Dies After 11 Hours in Johnson County Jail
Forty-seven-year-old Bryan Joseph Jenkins was booked into the Johnson County jail at 5:30 PM on October 29, 2024. He was placed in a multiple-occupancy holding cell and died less than…
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