On November 30, 2022, after 38-year-old Kenderick Jackson was found unresponsive in his single cell at Euless Municipal Jail in Euless, Texas, life-saving measures immediately began. The jail staff and officers conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on Mr. Jackson until medics with the Euless Fire Department arrived. After he was transported to HEB Hospital located at 1600 Hospital Parkway in Bedford, Texas, Mr. Jackson was pronounced deceased.

Jail Overcrowding Can Result in Noncompliance with Minimum Jail Standards

Following annual jail inspections or special jail inspections, Texas jails are sometimes listed as non-compliant in connection with jail overcrowding. This year, those jails included Harris County Jail, Leon County Jail in Centerville, Texas, and Nacogdoches County Jail in Nacogdoches, Texas.

• Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas, was cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) with noncompliance in a September 7, 2022, jail inspection report. It was found that 64 inmates remained in holding cells beyond the 48 hours maximum.
• In a jail inspection report issued on July 12, 2022, TCJS cited Leon County Jail for noncompliance related to jail overcrowding. For instance, in area H, 9 inmates were found to have been housed in a cell with an occupancy limit of 8.
• Nacogdoches County Jail allegedly exceeded its housing capacity on three dates in January 2022.

Learn more in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this continuing series.

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–Guest Contributor