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Jesse Lewalter Pritchard Dies After Arrest by Kermit Police Department in Texas

The Kermit Police Department, in Winkler County, Texas, filed a custodial death report regarding Jesse Lewalter Pritchard with the Attorney General of Texas.  Mr. Pritchard was 39 years old at…

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Angelina County Jail in Lufkin, Texas Fails State Inspection

The Angelina County jail, in Lufkin, Texas, has failed a Texas State inspection. The inspection occurred on May 28 and 29, 2020, and it was done by the Texas Commission…

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Wallace Howell Dies in Ector County Jail in Odessa, Texas – Autopsy Pending

The Ector County Sheriff’s Office, in Odessa, Texas, filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Wallace Howell.  Mr. Howell was 38 years…

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Michael Robert Kozletsky Commits Suicide in the Menard, Texas County Jail

The Menard County Sheriff’s Department, in Menard, Texas, filed a custodial death report regarding the death of Michael Robert Kozletsky.  Mr. Kozletsky was only 42 years old at the time…

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Man Commits Suicide in the Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Texas

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department, in Fort Worth, Texas, filed a custodial death report regarding the dean of Dean Ray Stewart.  Mr. Stewart was 50 years old at the time…

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61-Year-Old Man Dies After Being in Tarrant County Jail

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department, which operates the Tarrant County jail, filed a custodial death report regarding the death of Willie Carl Goode.  Mr. Goode was 61 years old at…

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Ricky Farmer Dies After Being in Tarrant County Jail – Jail Recently Found Non-compliant by State of Texas

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department, in Fort Worth, Texas, filed a custodial death report regarding the death of Ricky B. Farmer. Mr. Farmer was 57 years old at the time…

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Woman Dies in Liberty County Jail in Texas

The Liberty County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report regarding the death of Karin Melinda Garcia.  Ms. Garcia was 62 years old at the time of her death.  Information…

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Inmate Dies in Hopkins County Jail in Sulphur Springs, Texas

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, filed a custodial death report regarding the death of Mark Alan Hicks.  Mr. Hicks was 53 years old at the time…

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Jerome Nebuwa Dies After Being Assaulted in Harris County Jail

The Harris County Sheriff’s Department, in Houston, Texas, recently filed a misleading custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Jerome Nebuwa.  Mr. Nebuwa was…

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Liberty County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

The Liberty County jail, run by The Geo Group, Inc., recently failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”).  The inspection occurred on May 22, 2020.  The…

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Menard County, Texas Jail Inmate Commits Suicide – Jail Fails State Inspection

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”), on May 21, 2020, conducted an inspection of the Menard County jail in Menard, Texas.  As a result of the inspection, the Menard…

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Man Dies in Harris County, Texas Jail

The Harris County Sheriff’s Department, in Houston, Texas, filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Paul Joshua Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs was only…

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Michael Brent Ramos Dies at Hands of Austin, Texas Police

The Austin, Texas police department filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Michael Brent Ramos.  Mr. Ramos was 42 years old at…

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FBI to Investigate the Shooting Death of Nicolas Casey Chavez at Hands of Houston Police Department

The Houston Police Department filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Nicolas Casey Chavez.  Mr. Chavez was only 27 years old at…

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Falls County Jail in Marlin, Texas Fails Yet Another State Inspection

The Falls County jail has failed yet another state inspection.  We previously wrote about the Falls County jail, which is located in Marlin, Texas, on July 30, 2019.  We also…

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Freestone County Jail in Fairfield, Texas Fails State Inspection

The Freestone County jail, in Fairfield, Texas, recently failed a state inspection.  The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”) inspected the facility on May 8, 2020.  Failing a state inspection…

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Shelby County, Texas Jail, in Center, Texas, Fails State Inspection

The Shelby County jail is now listed as being non-compliant by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”).  The TCJS conducted an inspection on May 4, 2020 and found that…

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Zavala County Jail in Texas Listed as Non-Compliant by State

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”) recently conducted an inspection of the Zavala County jail.  The Zavala County jail is located in Crystal City, Texas and operated by the…

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Johnson County Jail in Cleburne Fails State Inspection

The Johnson County jail, in Cleburne, Texas, operated by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department, is now listed as non-compliant by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”).  This determination occurred…

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