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The Killeen Police Department recently filed a death report regarding the in-custody death of Heather Kaloni Myers. Ms. Myers was only 30 years old at the time of her death. …
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The Bee County Sheriff’s Department, located in Beeville, Texas, filed a custodial death report with the State of Texas regarding the death of Bryan Lee Nix. Mr. Nix was only…
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Staying in a city or county jail is never supposed to become a death sentence for an inmate, yet fatal in-custody drug overdoses are not unusual occurrences. A man whose…
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Jail suicides are often preventable, but suicide prevention usually requires diligence on the part of jail staff. In Texas, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) provides the procedures that…
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News stories about inmate suicides in city and county jails in Texas and across the country are not unusual, but they should be. Mandatory steps are supposed to be taken…
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Continuing the story from Part 1 of this series, initially, the emergency medical technicians (EMTs) summoned by guards arrived at the jail and started to bring the inmate to the…
Read More A man was booked to serve 90 days in a jail that utilized a private health care provider. He became critically ill but was repeatedly denied adequate medical attention. Eventually,…
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A jail inmate begged for medical help repeatedly for days, but his pleas were allegedly ignored by the jail’s nurse and staff. A surveillance video captured his cries for help.…
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The Grayson County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report with the State of Texas regarding the death of Alyxzandria Elizabeth Smatana. Ms. Smatana was only 29 years old at…
Read More The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office filed a custodial death report with the State of Texas regarding the death of Julian Dena. Mr. Dena was only 34 years old at the…
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The Starr County Sheriff’s Department, in Rio Grande City, Texas, filed a custodial death report with Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, regarding the death of Alberto Pena. Mr. Pena…
Read More The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, in Conroe, Texas, filed a custodial death report regarding the death of Sarah Elizabeth Reeves. Ms. Reeves was only 32 years old at the time…
Read More The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, in San Antonio, Texas, filed a custodial death report regarding the death of Julie Alvarado. Ms. Alvarado was only 32 years old at the time…
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Joseph Ray Perales died, apparently from suicide, after being in the Lubbock County jail. This is the second purported suicide in that jail in just a few months. We obtained…
Read More The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, in Lubbock, Texas, filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Keegan Allen Cloud. Mr. Cloud was only…
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The Harris County Sheriff’s Department, in Houston, Texas, filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas. The report provided some information regarding the death of Keith Darien…
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The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report regarding the death of Abdullahi Mohamed. Mr. Mohamed was only 40 years of age at the time of his death. …
Read More The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report regarding the death of Javonte Lakendrick Myers. Mr. Myers was only 28 years of age at the time of his…
Read More The Port Isabel Police Department filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Sharla Jean Williams. Ms. Williams was only 48 years of…
Read More The Coryell County jail has now been listed as non-compliant by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). The jail failed a June 2-3, 2020 inspection. Hopefully, the jail will…
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