Coryell County Jails Fails State Inspection Again

The Coryell County jail, in Gatesville, Texas, failed a special inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”), occurring on or about October 25, 2021.  The Coryell County jail is now listed as being non-compliant by the TCJS. 

The TCJS inspector, after reviewing documentation, determined that Coryell County had been housing inmates over its rated capacity on multiple days.  Those days were September 12, 2021 and October 13 and 17-25, 2021.  It appears that the Coryell County jail continues to have issues.  While we make no allegation of any wrongdoing regarding death of Castlee Noble, as of our September 3, 2021 post regarding his August 26, 2021 death, his death was still under investigation.  He had been moved to a detox cell in the Coryell County jail. 

Moreover, we have been representing the family of Kelli Page, who died in the Coryell County jail.  That case is on appeal, and we are waiting for an opinion from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Regardless, hopefully, the Coryell County jail will bring itself into compliance with Texas minimum jail standards.

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.