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After a special inspection on September 4, 2026, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) cited the Shelby County Jail for alleged violations of two minimum-standard requirements. As a result,…
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Antony Abraham Lopez Cruz, 23, was booked into the Bastrop County Jail in Bastrop, Texas, on August 10, 2026. Tragically, he was pronounced deceased in the jail’s custody four days…
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Following a jail inspection on August 10, 2026, the Schleicher County Jail in Eldorado, Texas, was cited for alleged violations of two minimum jail standards. As a result, the jail…
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During the annual inspection of the Archer County Jail on August 12, 2026, an inspector found one violation of minimum jail standards. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent…
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Jason Dale Bailey, 50, completed intake at Johnson County Jail in Cleburne, Texas, on August 23, 2026. Tragically, he died fewer than 31 hours later. The custodial death report (CDR)…
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Dedrick Djuan Polk, 53, went through intake at Grayson County Jail on July 16, 2026. Tragically, less than one month later, he was declared deceased while still in the jail’s…
Read More On August 10, 2026, during the Clay County Jail inspection, an inspector noted one violation of minimum jail standards. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards sent the Clay County Sheriff…
Read More Officials inspected the Uvalde County Jail in Uvalde, Texas, on June 30, 2026. Inspectors discovered two violations of minimum jail standards. However, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) lists…
Read More Brandy Christine Steele, 39, was booked into Williamson County Jail in Georgetown, Texas, on January 25, 2026. Tragically, Ms. Steele was discovered unresponsive in the multiple-occupancy cell where she was…
Read More Joseph Ronald Russell, 49, was booked into the Cherokee County Jail on April 3, 2026. On July 29, 2026, after being found unresponsive in his single-occupancy cell and transported to…
Read More The San Saba County Jail in San Saba, Texas, was inspected on July 2, 2026. The jail was subsequently cited for violating five minimum jail standards. The violations were discovered…
Read More Michelle C. Lindgren, 57, was booked into Waller County Jail in Hempstead, Texas, on March 25, 2026. Tragically, she died in the jail’s custody four months later. The same day,…
Read More James Elliot Perry, Jr., 49, completed intake at Shelby County Jail in Center, Texas, the night of July 18, 2026. Tragically, he only lived for approximately another nine hours. The…
Read More The Van Zandt County Jail in Canton, Texas, was inspected on July 2, 2026, during which a repeat violation was discovered. A Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) inspector found…
Read More During a jail inspection on June 17, 2026, the Collingsworth County Jail in Wellington, Texas, was found to be in violation of two minimum jail standards. The Texas Commission on…
Read More Following a jail inspection on June 25, 2026, in Wise County, the Decatur, Texas jail was cited for allegedly violating two minimum jail standards. Wise County Jail is now listed…
Read More When Kissy Campbell, 47, was booked into Jefferson County Jail on May 13, 2026, at 6:55 AM, an intake officer noted that she appeared to be intoxicated. Ms. Campbell lived…
Read More Dearel Lee Smith, 45, was booked into the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office Lew Sterrett Detention Center in Texas on April 25, 2026. When breakfast was being distributed in the early…
Read More On June 3, 2026, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted a special jail inspection at Blanco County Jail. A TCJS inspector found the jail noncompliant with four (4)…
Read More The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) released Technical Assistance Memorandum #26-06 on June 1, 2026, detailing changes to standards. In seven (7) standards, “closed circuit television” has been amended…
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