Derreal Jackson Death Tarrant County, Texas Jail

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, in Fort Worth, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Derreal Jackson. Mr. Jackson was only 31 years old at the time of his death. We provide information we obtained from that report, and we make no allegation of any wrongdoing against anyone.

The summary portion of the report reads in its entirety:

“Inmate Jackson was booked in on 08/01/2023 at approximately 0453 hours. Inmate Jackson was flagged at medical booking process. Inmate Jackson was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital for further evaluation at approximately 0726 hours reguarding evaluation for “Hypertention Urgency” per APRN Adeflolarin. Inmate Jackson was returned to general population with detox guidelines at approximately 1859 hours 08/01/2023. Inmate Jackson was in standard housing until 0510 when Detention Officer Etumnu conducted a face to face and discovered Jackson unresponsive.”

The report admits that Mr. Jackson exhibited medical problems, but it provides no information regarding how often, if at all, he was periodically observed after returning to general population.

The United States Constitution guarantees the right of pre-trial detainees to receive reasonable medical care. When jailers or medical personnel in a jail are deliberately indifferent to such needs and a person dies as a result, then certain surviving family members may be able to file a federal civil rights lawsuit. Our Texas jail neglect and abuse law firm is litigating a number of such cases across Texas.

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.