Burleson County Jail Inmate Carrie Craig Dies

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Carrie Neile Craig was booked into Burleson County Jail on July 1, 2024. Tragically, she died of unknown causes six days later. The custodial death report (CDR) that the Burleson County Sheriff’s Department filed about Ms. Craig on July 17, 2024, indicates that she was housed in tank 121, a multiple-occupancy cell.

On July 7, jail staff entered the tank for the purpose of moving Ms. Craig to another cell. They discovered that she was in an unresponsive state, and they could not locate a pulse. Emergency medical services (EMS) were called, and an automated external defibrillator (AED) was used in an attempt to revive her. EMS arrived at 9:45 AM, and paramedics advised the jail staff that the inmate was already deceased. Ms. Craig was only 55 years old. The results of an autopsy are pending.

Burleson County Jail has a bed capacity of 96 and is located at 1334 State Highway 21 East, Caldwell, TX, 77836.

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In April 2024 news, a Tarrant County Commissioner called for an investigation after two inmates at the Tarrant County Jail died within 4 days. In the 3 ½ months preceding these recent custodial deaths, there had been a total of 5 deaths at the jail. One of the detainees died after a 31-year-old inmate was pepper sprayed during a confrontation. All custodial deaths in Texas are investigated by the Texas Rangers.

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Many times, when inmates die in county and local jails, their cause of death is unknown. In April 2024, a detention officer discovered that a 42-year-old detainee who had been incarcerated since December 2023 was unresponsive in his cell. Lifesaving measures were unsuccessful, and the results of an autopsy showed that he died of fentanyl and trazodone poisoning. His death was labeled an accident, and the jail came under scrutiny about how such substances got into the jail. This death occurred three days before the tragic death mentioned above.

3 Tarrant County Inmates Allegedly Die from Dehydration

A May 2024 news article contends that three inmates at Tarrant County Jail died of thirst within a two-year period. A mentally ill woman who was incarcerated in the Austin, Texas, jail and was found unfit to stand trial was one of the three. The medical examiner said that she died of severe hypernatremia or high levels of sodium in the blood, a condition that results from dehydration.

The other two individuals who allegedly “died of thirst” in Tarrant County Jail also suffered from severe mental conditions. Within the article the point is made that, per another article in a leading medical journal, some types of psychosis can directly and severely impair the body’s thirst mechanism.

Are You a Victim of Jail Neglect?

Jails are responsible for the well-being of all detainees under their care. If you were an inmate in a Texas jail and suffered severe injuries due to neglect such as medical neglect, reach out to the Law Offices of Dean Malone. With years of experience advocating for inmates’ rights, we are committed to helping those affected by such neglect. If you are a family member of a deceased inmate whom you suspect died due to jail neglect, we are here to assist you, too. We have a focused team working primarily on jail death cases.

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