Broderick Demoures Davis entered Galveston County Jail in Galveston, Texas, on September 4, 2022, at 12:04 AM. He was declared deceased just 5 hours later at 5:11 AM after being transferred to a nearby hospital. The cause of death is pending an autopsy. However, the custodial death report (CDR) states that it is unknown whether the decedent sustained a fatal injury. The address of Galveston County Jail is 5700 Ave. H in Galveston, TX 77550.

Why Do Texas County Jail Inmates Die Hours After Arrival?

It is alarming to see that inmates who are booked into Texas county and city jails are often declared deceased within hours. In this brief series, several of these tragic custodial deaths will be reviewed, all of which have occurred in 2022 alone. The four deaths happened in four different locations, those being Panhandle in Carson County TX; Bay City in Matagorda County TX; Bryan in Brazos County TX; and Plano in Collin County TX. The inmates who died within hours after being booked into a Texas county or municipal jail in one of the above-named counties are Nicholas Whatley Jr., Markist Levar Sims, Terrance D’Shawn Hammond, and Quaid Copplio Thomas.

Since the deaths of these individuals are all fairly recent, amended versions of the CDRs showing their causes of death may not yet be available.

Learn more in this ongoing series.

This post seeks to provide information helpful to Texas inmates held in county and municipal jails throughout the state. There is never an intention of making accusations on this site, whether against persons or entities.

–Guest Contributor