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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) released Technical Assistance Memorandum #26-06 on June 1, 2026, detailing changes to standards. In seven (7) standards, “closed circuit television” has been amended…
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Michael Scott Calvert, 61, was booked into Polk County Jail on April 9, 2026. In the early hours of April 11, 2026, Mr. Calvert began experiencing seizures in his single-occupancy…
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A special jail inspection of Cameron County Jail was conducted on April 7, 2026. An inspector with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) discovered two violations of minimum jail…
Read More Raymond Watts Burns, 55, was booked into Rusk County Jail on March 14, 2026, and he tragically died just three days later. The custodial death report (CDR) filed by the…
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Federal Court Refuses Again to Dismiss Case Against Kleberg County for Jail Death of 32-Year-Old Woman For Immediate Release Corpus Christi, Texas – 4/10/2026 32-year-old Cynthia Garcia had significant mental…
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During a March 19, 2026 inspection by a Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) inspector, Red River County Jail was found to be a repeat offender of Rule §285.1-Physical Exercise.…
Read More On September 1, 2025, a Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) inspector found that Liberty County Jail was in violation of seven (7) minimum jail standards. TCJS sent the Liberty…
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During a March 27, 2026, re-inspection of Mitchell County Jail, six (6) alleged violations of minimum jail standards were discovered. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent a notice…
Read More On December 19, 2025, the Erath County Jail was subjected to a special jail inspection by a Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) inspector. A notice was sent to the…
Read More The Jack County Jail in Jacksboro, Texas, was inspected back on October 1, 2025. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent a notice to the Jack County Sheriff’s Office…
Read More On March 10, 2026, the Karnes County Jail was inspected and found noncompliant by a Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) inspector. A notice of noncompliance was sent to the…
Read More The San Patricio County Jail in Sinton, Texas, was inspected on October 1, 2025, and a follow-up notice of noncompliance was sent on March 4, 2026. An inspector with the…
Read More A special jail inspection of Victoria County Jail was conducted by a Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) inspector on February 24, 2025. A notice of non-compliance was sent to…
Read More Reagan County Jail’s State Inspection Finds Violations that Could Endanger Inmates Following the 2026 annual inspection of Reagan County Jail on February 10, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS)…
Read More Man Detained in Howard County Jail Dies After Receiving No Medical Care – Federal Lawsuit Filed For Immediate Release Abilene, Texas – February 24, 2026 Steve Hildebrand, a pretrial detainee,…
Read More Carl Franklin Terrell, 69, went through intake in Comanche County Jail on September 13, 2025. Tragically, Mr. Terrell was pronounced deceased inside the jail on February 1, 2026. A custodial…
Read More Mark Zimmerhanzel, 69, was booked into Bastrop County Jail on February 4, 2026. Tragically, Mr. Zimmerhanzel was pronounced deceased on February 19, 2026. He died in the jail’s medical department,…
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Val Verde County Jail Found Out of Compliance in State Inspection — Life-Safety and Disciplinary Violations A recent Notice of Non-Compliance issued by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS)…
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Willacy County Jail Cited for Life-Safety Violations in Latest State Inspection The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has issued a Notice of Non-Compliance to the Willacy County Jail after…
Read More On September 24, 2025, Gary Forrest Jarvis, 68, was booked into Comal County Jail. Sadly, Mr. Jarvis died in the jail’s custody on February 10, 2026. The Comal County Sheriff’s…
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