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Bowie County Jail Fails State Inspection

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The Bowie County jail, in Texarkana, Texas, recently failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). The TCJS inspection occurred on April 25, 2022. The Bowie County jail is now listed as being non-compliant by the TCJS.

The Bowie County jail was cited for violating the minimum standard requiring appropriate face-to-face observations of inmates. The inspector found, after reviewing video after an escape, that while rounds were conducted, face-to-face observations were not conducted. An escape occurred at approximately 1:00 p.m., and it was not discovered for approximately 9 ½ hours that inmates were missing. Hopefully, the Bowie County jail will remedy its issues and protect staff, inmates, and people in our community.

Written By: author avatar Dean Malone
author avatar 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.
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