The Dallas County Jail, in Dallas, Texas, was recently found to be not in compliance by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). The TCJS inspector found, after reviewing videos submitted after a custodial death, that observation rounds were not conducted in accordance with minimum jail standards. There is no excuse for not conducting observation rounds in our Texas county jails. The failure to do so could lead to serious injury and death. Hopefully, the Dallas County Jail will bring itself into compliance with 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.