Adam Talavera Dies in El Paso County, Texas Jail

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, in El Paso, Texas, filed a report regarding the death in jail of Adam Talavera. Mr. Talavera was only 27 years old at the time of his death. We provide in this post information we obtained from that report, and we make no allegation of any wrongdoing against anyone.

Mr. Talavera was originally incarcerated in the jail on August 17, 2020. The summary portion of the report reads in its entirety:

“Incident Date: 06/04/2022 Case Number: 2022061974 Inmate Name: Adam Talavera Location: Jail Annex Synopsis: 06/04/2022 at approximately 0513 hours officers observed that Talavera had not gotten up to eat his food. Officers entered the cell and found Talavera to be unresponsive. First aid was provided; however, it was determined that Talavera was deceased. Manner of Death: Autopsy Pending Medical Cause of Death: Pending”

It is odd at best for a person who is only 27 years old to die for no apparent reason. The report provides very little information regarding Mr. Talavera’s medical and/or mental health history in the jail. The report does indicate that Mr. Talavera exhibited mental health problems. Our Texas jail neglect law firm is actually currently litigating a case against El Paso County in Texas as a result of an inmate’s suicide.

There seems to be a significant number of deaths in the El Paso County jail, in Texas, in recent times. The 14^th Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right of pre-trial detainees in Texas jails to receive reasonable medical care and reasonable mental health care, and it also includes the right to be protected from suicidal tendencies and fellow inmates. If these rights are violated, and a person dies as a result, then certain family members of the person who died may be able to bring a lawsuit.

Written By: Dean Malone

Dean Malone

Dean Malone is the founder of Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a jail neglect civil rights law firm. Mr. Malone earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA, and from Baylor University School of Law with a general civil litigation concentration. Mr. Malone served in several staff positions for the Baylor Law Review, including executive editor. Mr. Malone is an experienced trial lawyer, trying a number of cases to jury verdict and also handling arbitrations through final hearing. He heads the jail neglect section of his law firm, in which lawyers litigate cases involving serious injury and death resulting from jail neglect and abuse. Lawyers frequently refer cases to Mr. Malone due to his focus on this very complicated civil rights practice area.