Wichita County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has recently listed Wichita County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website. A Notice of Non-Compliance was issued on…
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Jail Neglect, Abuse, and Suicide Lawyers
This website is maintained by Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a Dallas, Texas law firm representing people for jail neglect, abuse, and suicide cases.
Do the Mentally Ill in Texas Jails Get Proper Care?-7
Several Detainees with Mental Problems Commit Suicide After the 22-year-old with psychotic tendencies stabbed a woman to death while trying to steal her vehicle at a mall, he was arrested…
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Custodial suicides that occurred in California county jails were studied in an effort to pinpoint issues leading to a suicide attempt. The following are some of those cases, and the…
Read More Do the Mentally Ill in Texas Jails Get Proper Care?-5
Mentally Ill Inmates are at a Greater Risk for Suicide Continued A spokesperson on the topic said many people are in jail when they belong in a mental institution. A…
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Mentally Ill Inmates are at a Greater Risk for Suicide Continued The study refers to an article stating that jail suicide rates in California increased at an alarming rate between…
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Incarceration of the Mentally Ill Continued Seriously mentally ill detainees will usually experience lengthier incarcerations because they will often require a psychological evaluation. It’s possible they need to demonstrate a…
Read More Do the Mentally Ill in Texas Jails Get Proper Care?-2
In the study used as a resource in Part 1 of this series, it is the opinion of psychiatric professionals that criminalization in connection with the mentally ill refers to…
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Why is it Important to Prevent MRSA in Texas Jails?
MRSA (methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a type of staph bacteria that is potentially dangerous, and it is usually spread within a community by contact with infected people or things that…
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A 25-Year-Old Dies in Cameron County Jail on 10/21/23-5
At the age of 25, Jacqueline Barosio entered Cameron County Jail in Olmito, Texas. She went through intake on June 1, 2023, and, while still in jail, was pronounced deceased…
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Jacqueline Barosio was a detainee in Cameron County Jail in Olmito, Texas, from June 1, 2023, until October 21, 2023, when she was pronounced deceased in the jail. It is…
Read More A 25-Year-Old Dies in Cameron County Jail on 10/21/23-3
Twenty-five-year-old Jacqueline Barosio was incarcerated in Cameron County Jail in Olmito, Texas, from June 1, 2023, until the day she was pronounced deceased on October 21, 2023. Her cause of…
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A 56 Year-Old Dies After 8 Days in Bell County Jail-5
This paragraph and the next continue with the events that occurred on October 19, 2023, the day of Bell County Jail detainee Thomas Rolston’s death. The officer, having found Mr.…
Read More A 25-Year-Old Dies in Cameron County Jail on 10/21/23
The Cameron County Sheriff’s Department, under the direction of Sheriff Eric Garza, filed a custodial death report about Jacqueline Barosio on November 1, 2023. Ms. Barosio was booked into Cameron…
Read More A 56 Year-Old Dies After 8 Days in Bell County Jail-4
The following events happened on October 19, 2023, at Bell County Jail in Belton, Texas. After an officer was advised that detainee Thomas Rolston was not feeling well, he approached…
Read More A 25-Year-Old Dies in Cameron County Jail on 10/21/23
Jacqueline Barosio went through intake in Cameron County Jail on June 1, 2023. Ms. Barosio was in a single cell and she was found unconscious on an unspecified date. The…
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Jails Must Treat Chronic Pain
Texas jails must provide treatment, including medications, to those they incarcerate and who suffer from chronic pain. The Constitution requires it. The National Commission on Correctional Healthcare recently published its…
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Woman Dies in Cameron County Jail – Texas Rangers Investigate
The Cameron County Sheriff’s Department, in Olmito, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Jacqueline Barosio. Miss Barosio was only 25 years old at the time of her…
Read More Grimes County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection
Grimes County Jail is among the non-compliant jails currently listed on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. In an October 23, 2023, notice of noncompliance, Grimes County Jail…
Read More A 56 Year-Old Dies After 8 Days in Bell County Jail-3
When 56-year-old Thomas Rolston went through intake at Bell County Jail in Belton, Texas, on October 12, 2023, it was noted that he exhibited mental health problems and had medical…
Read More A 56 Year-Old Dies After 8 Days in Bell County Jail-2
On October 30, 2023, the Bell County Sheriff’s Office in Belton, Texas, filed a custodial death report (CDR) about Thomas Rolston. In the summary of how his death on October…
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