Harris County Jail Fails 12th Inspection since 2020
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted a special jail inspection at Harris County Jail on January 13, 2025, and found a violation connected to a custodial death. This…
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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.
Anthony Villaflor Dies in the Custody of Jefferson County Jail
Thirty-six-year-old Anthony Scott Villaflor was arrested by officers of the Port Arthur Police Department in Port Arthur, Texas, on October 4, 2024. Days later, he died in the custody of…
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Lubbock County Jail Detainee Lee Bolden Dies on 12/25/24
On December 21, 2024, 64-year-old Lee Jerome Bolden was discovered with a weak pulse while he was still in the booking process at Lubbock County Jail, aka Lubbock County Detention…
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Falls County Jail Shockingly Fails a Fourth 2024 Inspection
Falls County Jail is currently listed four separate times on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website, the latest of these 2024 inspections having been conducted on December 17.…
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Tom Green County Jail Inmate Lester Lewis Travioli Dies
Lester Lewis Travioli went through intake at Tom Green County Jail on May 1, 2024. Mr. Travioli was sweeping the floor in the multiple occupancy cell where he was housed…
Read More Mason Yancy Dies in a Tarrant County Jail Cell
Mason Andrew Yancy was booked into Tarrant County Jail on December 24, 2024. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report (CDR) about Mr. Yancy on January 3,…
Read More Coleman County, Texas Jail Fails 3 Minimum Jail Standards
The non-compliant jails currently named on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website include Coleman County Jail. On December 4, 2024, a jail inspection report was issued to the…
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Galveston County Jail is Cited After an Inmate’s Suicide
Galveston County Jail in Galveston, Texas, was recently added to the list of non-compliant jails on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. A notice of non-compliance was sent…
Read More TCJS Cites Wilson County Jail for Another Standards Violation
Wilson County Jail is now included with other non-compliant jails on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. TCJS sent the Floresville, Texas, jail a notice of non-compliance on…
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Impacts of Poor Nutrition while in Jail
Inmates routinely receive poor quality food, and have low nutrition standards despite the connection to poor health outcomes.
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Needs of the Elderly While Incarcerated
Aging is physically and mentally tough, but in jail or prison this process is much harder to manage and awareness is important.
Read More Advanced Care Plans while in Jail
Advanced Care Planning is very important for people of all ages. For those in jail, they often don't have access to many ACP resources.
Read More Harris County Jail Fails a Third 2024 Inspection
For the third time this year, Harris County Jail is listed as a non-compliant jail on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. The latest special jail inspection of…
Read More Bowie County Jail Inmate Dejuan Fulcher Possibly Died of Sepsis
Dejuan Deandre Fulcher was booked into Bowie County Jail on April 30, 2024. He was pronounced deceased in the jail’s custody on December 18, 2024. The Bowie County Sheriff’s Department…
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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.
Read More 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…
Read More 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.…
Read More 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…
Read More 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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