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Acceleration of New Jail Facilities in Tom Green County, Texas is in Negotiation

Behind Tom Green County Jail northeast of San Angelo, Texas, located at 3262 U.S. 277 N., is a construction project for a new jail facility. Originally, the old and new…

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A Mississippi Teen with Mental Health Issues is Jailed Without a Trial for Almost 4 Years

In 2012, when he was 16 years old, Tyler Haire was arrested and placed in a jail in Mississippi. Haire had a history of significant mental health issues prior to…

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The December 24, 2017 Death of Thasha Prindle at Latimer County Detention Center in Oklahoma is Under Investigation

At approximately 5 a.m. on December 24, 2017, Thasha Prindle was discovered unresponsive in her cell at the Latimer County Detention Center in Wilburton, Oklahoma. She was declared dead minutes…

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A Special Inspection Report on Jefferson County Jail in Beaumont, Texas, Alleges 4 Violations of Minimum Jail Standards

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted a special inspection of Jefferson County Jail in Beaumont, Texas, and released a Special Inspection Report on October 17, 2017. The report…

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A Machete-Wielding Man is Allegedly Fatally Shot by a Progreso, Texas, Police Officer

On December 24, 2017, at about 9:24 p.m., the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office in Texas was asked by the Progreso Police Department to respond to a home in Progreso. When…

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La Salle County Jail in Cotulla, Texas, Allegedly Violates 2 Minimum Jail Standards

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted a jail inspection of La Salle County Jail in Cotulla, Texas, and issued a jail inspection report on November 16, 2017. The…

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A 6-year-old is Killed in Alleged Police Gunfire in San Antonio, Texas

On Thursday, December 21, 2017, 6-year-old Kameron Prescott was allegedly shot and killed by police in San Antonio, Texas, as the law enforcement officers opened fire at a woman they…

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Houston Police Shoot and Kill Jose Macedo

  The Houston Police Department filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Jose Macedo, only 33 years old at the time.  Information…

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A 24-year-old Burglary Suspect is Allegedly Shot and Killed by Police in a Dallas, Texas, Suburb

Twenty-four-year-old Shaquille Rogers was killed in an alleged police-involved shooting on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, in The Colony, Texas, which is a Dallas suburb. Officers with The Colony Police Department…

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The Death of Charlton Chrisman in Oklahoma County Jail is Allegedly Not Related to Pepper Ball Injuries Sustained in Altercation with Jailers

Forty-year-old Charlton Chrisman died following an altercation with jailers at Oklahoma County Jail on April 19, 2017. Two former detention officers at the jail were charged with felony assault and…

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Controversial Video Footage of an Arrest by the Austin Police Department Goes Viral

An arrest in Austin, Texas, was videotaped by a bystander and downloaded on Facebook in mid-December 2017, and it instantly went viral because of the content. The video shows that…

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Man Dies in Smith County, Texas After Being in Custody of the Smith County Sheriff’s Office

Quincy Butler, 44 years of age, died after being in the custody of the Smith County Sheriff’s Office according to a custodial death report filed by the Smith County Sheriff’s…

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The El Paso County Jail Inspection Instigated by the Death of Roberto Gallegos Identifies Alleged Jail Standards Violations

Following the custodial death of 58-year-old Roberto Gallegos in El Paso County Jail, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) inspected the El Paso, Texas, jail. It is standard procedure…

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Man Dies in Custody of Hamlin Police Department in Texas (Northwest of Abilene)

The Hamlin Police Department recently filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Delbert Lewis McNiel.  Mr. McNiel was 48 years of age…

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Two Jailers at Oklahoma County Jail are Charged with Felony Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon

On April 19, 2017, 40-year-old Charlton Cash Chrisman died after being incarcerated at Oklahoma County Jail for a day. The alleged cause of death was acute methamphetamine intoxication leading to…

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Following the Custodial Death of Amie Coon, TCJS Cites Taylor County Jail for Alleged Jail Standards Violations

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) visited Tyler County Jail in Woodville, Texas, for an investigation in November 2017 following the custodial death of 41-year-old Amie Coon on November…

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A Prisoner at Cherokee County Jail in Rusk, Texas, Dies of Unknown Causes

On Sunday night, December 10, 2017, a prisoner at the Cherokee County Jail in Rusk, Texas, died. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office made the announcement. According to Sheriff James Campbell,…

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La Salle County Jail is Cited by TCJS for 2 Alleged Minimum Jail Standards Violations

A Jail Inspection Report for La Salle County Jail in Cotulla, Texas, was completed on November 16, 2017, by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). The jail was cited…

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La Marque, Texas Police Officer Kills Man With Sword

Information in this post was obtained from a custodial death report filed by the La Marque Police Department in Texas with the Attorney General of Texas.  We do not assert…

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A New Civil Lawsuit is Filed on Behalf of Jenny, a Rape Victim Jailed in Houston, Texas, to Secure her Testimony

For 27 days, a mentally ill woman named Jenny was locked up in the general population of Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas, but not for an alleged crime. The…

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