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On Tuesday night, May 22, 2018, 49-year-old Martin Sandejo was allegedly shot and killed by a police officer with the Mathis, Texas, Police Department. Few details have been released. The…
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A January 4, 2018, Jail Inspection Report details alleged violations of minimum jail standards at San Patricio County Jail in Sinton, Texas. The report was prepared by the Texas Commission…
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A Jail Inspection Report detailing findings of alleged violations of minimum jail standards at San Patricio County Jail in Sinton, Texas, was released on January 4, 2018. The Texas Commission…
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A woman claims that her screaming during labor was ignored for hours before she prematurely gave birth to a baby boy alone in her cell in the Ellis County Jail…
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The San Antonio Police Department filed with the Attorney General of Texas a custodial death report regarding the death of Gaspar David Guzman. Information in this post was obtained from…
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On Wednesday, May 16, 2018, a civil lawsuit was filed against four law enforcement officers in Sharp County, Arkansas. They are accused of unlawfully beating, prosecuting, and harassing a man.…
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A woman who was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving on September 24, 2016, has filed a federal lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that an ex-deputy, Harris County, and the Harris…
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The findings in a recent San Diego County Jail, California, report on jail suicides are very relevant to Texas jails, as well. There is evidence that Texas legislators are awakened…
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The Mesquite Police Department filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Scott Ronald Paschall. Information in this post was obtained from that…
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On March 1, 2018, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) released a Jail Inspection Report showing findings from a routine inspection at San Saba County Jail in San Saba,…
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted an inspection of Comanche County Jail in Comanche, Texas, and released a Jail Inspection Report on April 9, 2018. TCJS alleges that…
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On Friday, May 11, 2018, the Denton Police Department released body camera footage of an alleged fatal police shooting that occurred on February 19, 2018. Lawrence Shaw, age 45, is…
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In March 2017, Bosque County Jail in Meridian, Texas, was cited for six alleged violations of minimum jail standards. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has since sent inspectors…
Read More On February 9, 2018, Juan Raul Garcia Jr. died hours after being booked into Garza County Jail in Post, Texas. Garcia allegedly admitted that he had swallowed approximately one gram…
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) recently conducted an investigation of Hill County Jail in Hillsboro, Texas. On April 16, 2018, a Jail Inspection Report was released. The inspectors…
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A 26-year-old mother of two from Katy, Texas, was pulled over near her home by Katy Independent School District Police Officers on March 1, 2018. According to the woman, the…
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The Harris County Jail in Houston put in a request to use 192 temporary beds and in the first week of May 2018, it was approved by the Texas Commission…
Read More The Potter County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Daniel Luis Martinez. Information in this post was obtained from…
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On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 22-year-old Daniel Martinez died from suicide caused by self-asphyxia, according to an autopsy performed at the request of Potter County Justice of the Peace. Martinez…
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On October 17, 2016, 26-year-old Micah Jester was allegedly shot and killed by officers with the Austin Police Department (APD). The alleged shooting was controversial and has been under investigation.…
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