A Nueces County Detainee Found in an Altered Mental State Dies-3
Nueces County Jail detainee Richard Gonzalez was seen by medical personnel at about 9:30 a.m. on October 27, 2023. They were summoned to his cell after he was found in…
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A Nueces County Detainee Found in an Altered Mental State Dies-2
The Nueces County Sheriff’s Office filed a custodial death report (CDR) about the October 27, 2023, death of 43-year-old Richard Gonzalez on November 17, 2023. The CDR indicates that, after…
Read More A Nueces County Detainee Found in an Altered Mental State Dies
Richard Gonzalez was booked into Nueces County Jail on August 22, 2022. Tragically, he died in the jail’s custody on October 27, 2023. Mr. Gonzalez was only 43 years old…
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Detainee Richard Gonzales Dies – Nueces County Jail
The Nueces County Sheriff’s Office, in Corpus Christi, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Richard Gonzalez. Mr. Gonzalez was 43 years old at the time of his…
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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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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…
Read More Do the Mentally Ill in Texas Jails Get Proper Care?-4
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…
Read More A 25-Year-Old Dies in Cameron County Jail on 10/21/23-4
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…
Read More 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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