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Dallas County recently settled a lawsuit we filed related to one of unfortunately many deaths that occurred there. Dallas County paid $1.5 million to settle the case. Here are links…
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A Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) inspector inspected the Houston County Jail on September 15, 2026. The Crockett, Texas, jail was found noncompliant with two minimum jail standards. TCJS…
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During an inspection of the Hudspeth County Jail on September 22, 2026, five (5) violations of minimum operational standards were identified. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent the…
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In response to several complaint cases, an inspector conducted a special inspection of the Bowie County Jail on September 30, 2026. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) Inspector found…
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) failed Terrell County Jail in Sanderson, Texas, on a September 18, 2026 inspection. A representative of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS)…
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An inspection of Leon County Jail in Centerville, Texas occurred on September 16, 2026. A Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) Inspector discovered that the jail failed to meet two…
Read More Kenneth Michael Jenkins was booked into the Hays County Jail in San Marcos, Texas, on a date likely incorrectly identified as March 1, 2026. The confusion about his date of…
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After a jail inspection on August 24, 2026, in Llano County, Texas, inspectors issued four citations for alleged violations of minimum jail standards. The jail now appears on the Texas…
Read More Liberty County jail in Liberty, Texas, underwent a special jail inspection on September 9, 2026. Eight days later, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent the Liberty County Sheriff’s…
Read More 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,…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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)…
Read More 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…
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