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A Man Wielding a Knife is Allegedly Fatally Shot by a Police Officer in Oklahoma City

  On Sunday, February 25, 2018, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a police officer with the Oklahoma City Police Department responded to an 11:10 p.m. call about a vagrant asking for…

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The Family of a Man Shot by Police in Kentucky is Suing the City of Fulton and Others

In January 2017, 46-year-old Chris McClure, died after he was allegedly shot twice by an officer in Fulton, Kentucky. One of the shots was allegedly an execution-style shot. It was…

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Man Dies While Allegedly Undergoing Detox in Jail in McLennan County, Texas

The McLennan County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Jimmy Lloyd Cummings, Jr.  Mr. Cummings was 56 years of…

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Harris County, Jailers, and Deputies are Being Sued by a Houston, Texas, Man Jailed and Assaulted after an Epileptic Seizure Caused Collisions

A Houston, Texas, driver diagnosed with epilepsy says that seizures caused him to black out as he was driving the night of January 14, 2016. In three separate incidents after…

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A $3.5 Million Verdict in a Police-Involved Shooting in Chicago, Illinois, is Reinstated by an Appellate Court

On Tuesday, February 20, 2018, a jury’s $3.5 million verdict against the City of Chicago, Illinois, was reinstated by the Illinois Appellate Court. The verdict was in regard to the…

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Man Commits Suicide in Custody of Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Department

The Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Department, in Alice, Texas, filed a custodial death report with the Texas State Attorney General on February 22, 2018.  The Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Department…

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Officers in Denton, Texas, Allegedly Fatally Shoot a Man Wielding a Knife

A man wielding a knife in Denton, Texas, allegedly taunted police officers and advanced on them before allegedly being fatally shot by officers with the Denton Police Department. The alleged…

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A Man in Killeen, Texas is Shot in an Alleged Police-Involved Shooting

On Friday, February 16, 2018, in Killeen, Texas, at about 6:23 pm, Killeen police officers were called to assist at the scene of a crash on Cross Timber Drive. An…

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A Baltimore Family is Awarded $38 Million in Connection with an Alleged Police Shooting that Killed a Mother and Injured her Young Son

On August 1, 2016, a 23-year-old woman in Baltimore, Maryland, was involved in an alleged standoff with Baltimore County police. She allegedly had a shotgun, and her 5-year-old son was…

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A Harrison County, Mississippi, Prisoner Commits Suicide, According to the Sheriff

On Tuesday, February 13, 2018, Guy Anthony Copous Jr. was arrested and placed in the Harrison County Jail in Gulfport, Mississippi. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, two days later, on…

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In the Death of Prisoner Anthony Dewayne Huff, an Oklahoma Sheriff and 3 Others are Charged with First-Degree Manslaughter

On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, a sheriff in Oklahoma plus three other people were charged with first-degree manslaughter in connection with the 2016 custodial death of 58-year-old Anthony Dewayne Huff.…

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A Suspect is Allegedly Fatally Shot by Police Officers in Fort Worth, Texas

On Wednesday afternoon, February 14, 2018, an alleged armed suspect was allegedly fatally shot by Fort Worth, Texas, police officers during a traffic stop. According to Chris Bitt, Fort Worth…

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Amarillo, Texas, Police Allegedly Shoot a Man Who Disarmed a Suspect in a Hostage Situation

On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, officers with the Amarillo Police Department received an emergency call that approximately 100 people were being held at a local church in a hostage situation.…

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As Reports of Continued Problems at the New Orleans, Louisiana Jail Multiply, the Director Quits

On Monday, January 29, 2018, the Director appointed to address problems at the New Orleans Jail in New Orleans, Louisiana, quit. There was a status hearing that day, in which…

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Man Dies in Frio County, Texas After Interaction with Pearsall Police Department

Roberto Elizondo passed away on January 14, 2018 after an encounter with the Pearsall Police Department in Frio County, Texas.  Information we post here was obtained from a custodial death…

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In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 3 Jail Staffers are Charged in a Prisoner’s Dehydration Death

On February 12, 2018, three staffers with Milwaukee County Jail in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were charged with alleged crimes for their alleged roles in the April 24, 2016, death of 38-year-old…

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Inmate Dies in Winkler County Jail in Kermit, Texas

Valorin Michele Rodriguez, 42 years of age at the time, passed away on February 5, 2018 while being held in the Winkler County Sheriff’s Department Jail in Kermit, Texas.  Information…

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Bell County, Texas Jail Inmate Commits Suicide

Bell County Jail inmate Eli Gauna, Jr., only 24 years of age at the time, committed suicide in the jail in Temple, Texas on January 1, 2018.  Information in this…

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Lamb County Jail in Littlefield, Texas is Cited for One Alleged Violation of Minimum Jail Standards

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) is the entity that conducts county jail inspections and implements declared state policies that all county jail facilities must conform to in order…

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250 Prisoners to be Moved from Idaho to Karnes County Correctional Center in Karnes City, Texas

The size of the Idaho prison population has grown to the point that they have an ongoing bed shortage in the state’s jails and prisons. Soon, up to 250 male…

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