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The address of Comal County Jail is 3005 W. San Antonio St in New Braunfels, Texas 78130; and the phone number is (830) 620-3450. The inmate capacity at Comal County…
Read More The address of Colorado County Jail is 2215 Walnut Street in Columbus, Texas 78934; and the phone number is (979) 732-2388. The inmate capacity at Colorado County Jail is 99.…
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The address of Collingsworth County Jail is 810 Belton Street in Wellington, Texas 79095; and the phone number is (806) 447-2588. The inmate capacity at Collingsworth County Jail is 17.…
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The address of Coleman County Jail is 965 U.S. 283 North in Coleman, Texas 76834; and the phone number is (325) 625-3506. The inmate capacity at Coleman County Jail is…
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The address of Cochran County Jail is Room B-7 Courthouse, 100 N Main Street in Morton, Texas 79346; and the phone number is (806) 266-5211. The inmate capacity at Cochran…
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The address of Clay County Jail is 215 W Gilbert Street in Henrietta, Texas 76365; and the phone number is (940) 538-5611. The inmate capacity at Clay County Jail is…
Read More The address of Childress County Jail is 100 Avenue F NE in Childress, Texas 79201; and the phone number is (940) 937-2535. The inmate capacity at Childress County Jail is…
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The address of Cherokee County Jail is 272 Underwood St. in Rusk Texas 75785; and the phone number is (903) 683-2271. The inmate capacity at Cherokee County Jail is 188.…
Read More The address of Chambers County Jail is 201 North Court Street in Anahuac Texas 77514; and the phone number is (409) 267-8335. The inmate capacity at Chambers County Jail is…
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The address of Castro County Jail is 100 East Bedford Room 113 in Dimmitt, Texas 79027; and the phone number is (806) 647-3311. The inmate capacity at Castro County Jail…
Read More Identification of Mentally Disabled and/or Potentially Suicidal Inmates Five additional jails among those found in noncompliance in 2020 failed to properly complete intake screening procedures in compliance with Code of…
Read More Intake Screening Intake screening aimed at the prevention of suicide and identifying inmates with mental disabilities is required to be completed immediately upon the arrival of all inmates being booked…
Read More The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, in San Antonio, filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Robert Cantu. Mr. Cantu was only 43…
Read More The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report regarding the death of Anthony Lee Villarreal. Mr. Villarreal was only 25 years old at the time he died. We…
Read More Staff Training One of the mental disability/suicide prevention directives is to train jail staff members on procedures for recognizing, supervising, documenting, and handling inmates in this at-risk category. Staff members…
Read More Mental Disabilities/Suicide Prevention Plan In the Texas Administrative Code under Title 37, which is Public Safety and Corrections; Part 9, Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS); Chapter 273, Health Services;…
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The Memorial Villages Police Department, in or near Houston, Texas, filed a custodial death report with Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton regarding the death of Constantin Filan. Mr. Filan…
Read More A frequent topic as regards Texas jails is a continued lack of improvement in the number of custodial suicides. Notably, no significant reductions in suicides have been evident in Texas…
Read More A common theme during investigations of county jails with high numbers of custodial deaths regards understaffing. When a jail is understaffed, an area of jail standards that is often omitted…
Read More The jail systems involved in examining the custodial deaths within the state acknowledge that obstacles to better outcomes include staffing and funding challenges as well as certain jail residents with…
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