The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office in Bryan, Texas, filed a custodial death report (CDR) on Terrance D’Shawn Hammond on June 6, 2022. Mr. Hammond was detained by the College Station Police Department 2 hours prior to entering the Brazos County Jail. While booking was still in progress, a jailer discovered that Mr. Hammond was in medical distress. Lifesaving efforts began immediately, and he was transported to a nearby hospital. He died there on May 13, 2022, approximately 9 hours after he entered the Brazos County Detention Center.

Continuation of Recent Custodial Deaths Outside Texas

A 32-year-old male who was booked into a Maine county jail on June 1, 2022, was found in an unresponsive state in his cell three days later. A correctional officer made the discovery during a routine round of face-to-face cell checks at about 2:00 PM and called for assistance. Life-saving measures began immediately. The officer was soon joined by the medical staff and the Medical Crisis Unit. Attempts to revive the inmate were unsuccessful and he died on Saturday, June 4, 2022.

The County Sheriff said the inmate’s name will not be released until his next of kin has been notified. The local police department, the state’s Department of Corrections, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are investigating the custodial death.

The same jail was in the news last month after a 40-year-old inmate was discovered attempting suicide. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died a few days later on May 12, 2022.

In October of 2020, an inmate at the same Maine county jail was found with a towel around his neck and suspended from the top bunk in his cell. A correctional officer took quick action, and the inmate made a full recovery from his suicide attempt.

Learn more in Part 1 and this continuing series.

The aim of this website is to provide helpful resources to Texas inmates currently or formerly housed in a county jail in the state. Accusing people or institutions of wrongdoing is never intended on this site.

–Guest Contributor