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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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After the nurse found Ed Penix unresponsive in the infirmary at Bexar County Jail and initiated a Code 1 Blue, she immediately began administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). When personnel with…
Read More After 56-year-old Thomas Rolston was booked into Bell County Jail on October 12, 2023, he only lived another week. Among the observations made about Mr. Rolston during intake was that…
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The Bell County Sheriff’s Office, in Belton, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Thomas Rolston. Mr. Rolston was 56 years old at the time of his death.…
Read More When Ed Penix went through intake at Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas, on October 5, 2023, the answer was “unknown” to the question of whether he exhibited any…
Read More Midland County Jail’s staff had detainee John Michael Soza transported to Midland Memorial Hospital on September 25, 2023. He was admitted to the hospital. Over the next three weeks, Mr.…
Read More Ed Penix was 63 years old when he was arrested and booked into Bexar County Jail on October 5, 2023. In under a week, he was pronounced deceased. The custodial…
Read More When John Michael Soza went through intake at Midland County Jail, he exhibited evidence of mental health problems, according to the custodial death report (CDR). He was 28 years old…
Read More People commonly ask how to sue a county jail for negligence, much of the time arising out of a denial of medical care, or sometimes as a result of a…
Read More The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office filed a custodial death report (CDR) about Ed Penix on October 24, 2023. Mr. Penix was 63 years old when he was pronounced deceased on…
Read More In the custodial death report (CDR) that the Midland County Sheriff’s Office filed about 29-year-old John Michael Soza, there is a mention that he became catatonic. It was for that…
Read More On October 5, 2023, Ed Penix was booked into Bexar County Jail. Mr. Penix, who was a diabetic, died of unknown causes in the jail five days later, on October…
Read More The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, in San Antonio, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Ed Penix. Mr. Penix was 63 years old at the time of his…
Read More U.S. jails and prisons have become “the new asylums” as serious mental illness has become increasingly prevalent. Jails aren’t designed or set up to operate as mental hospitals. So, how…
Read More The Midland County Sheriff’s Office filed a custodial death report (CDR) pertaining to 29-year-old John Michael Soza on October 19, 2023. Jail records showed that Mr. Soza refused food for…
Read More Suicide Risk Assessment Continued Every detainee booked into a Texas jail should be the subject of a suicide risk assessment. Different tools are available to assist with this essential component…
Read More On June 28, 2023, 29-year-old John Michael Soza was booked into Midland County Jail. It was noted at intake that he appeared to have mental health issues. Approximately from September…
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