Inmate Dies at County Jail in Galveston, Texas
On November 15, 2017, Jerry Louise Hill passed away after being in the custody of the Galveston County Sheriff’s Department. Information in this post was obtained from a custodial death…
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Jail Neglect, Abuse, and Suicide Lawyers
This website is maintained by Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a Dallas, Texas law firm representing people for jail neglect, abuse, and suicide cases.
The Custodial Death of Juan Cordova-Sanchez in the Texarkana Jail is Under Investigation
Twenty-six-year-old Juan Cordova-Sanchez of Nash, Texas, lost consciousness within minutes of being booked into Bi-State Justice Center in Texarkana, Texas. Cordova-Sanchez was arrested at 1:56 a.m. on Saturday, November 18,…
Read More Search for Witnesses in Laredo Regarding the Webb County Jail and Death of Mario Andrade, Jr.
Our law firm recently filed suit against Webb County and others regarding the death of Mario Andrade, Jr. Mr. Andrade died in the Webb County Jail in Laredo, Texas, from…
Read More 26-year-old Rebecca Rodriguez died on or about October 20, 2017 while in the custody of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Information provided in this post was extracted from a custodial…
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A Federal Judge Assigns a New Lead Monitor at the Embattled New Orleans Jail
In November 17, 2017, news, U.S. District Judge Lance Africk replaced the lead jail monitor at the Orleans Parish Prison in New Orleans, Louisiana. The embattled New Orleans jail was…
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Summit County, Colorado, Agrees to a $3.5 Million Settlement in Death of Prisoner Zachary Moffitt
In Summit County Jail in Breckenridge, Colorado, 33-year-old Zachary Moffitt, a prisoner, allegedly died in jail after suffering alcohol withdrawal in July 2013. On Thursday, November 16, 2017, Summit County…
Read More Stephen Roshard Gayle Dies in the Custody of the Temple Police Department
Stephen Roshard Gayle, a 40-year-old man, died on September 28, 2017 while in the custody of the Temple Police Department. We make no allegations in this post that anyone did…
Read More Lee Roy Tapia Dies While in Custody of Cameron County Sheriff’s Office
32-year-old Lee Roy Tapia died on October 12, 2017 after being in the custody of the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office. The Cameron County Sheriff’s Office filed a custodial death report…
Read More Man Shot and Killed After Chase by Corpus Christi, Texas Police Officer
A custodial death report filed with the Texas State Attorney General by the Corpus Christi Police Department details the unfortunate death of Dewboy Lister, apparently 55 years of age at…
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A Police Officer in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Allegedly Shot and Killed a Man Who Was Trying to Set Himself on Fire
On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, police with the Oklahoma City Police Department were called to a scene where a man was said to be suicidal. At…
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A 60-year-old Prisoner at a Sulphur Springs, Texas, is Found Unresponsive and Later Dies
In Hopkins County Jail in Sulphur Springs, Texas, 60-year-old Melvin Williams was discovered unresponsive in his cell on Tuesday morning, November 14, 2017. A jailer was delivering breakfast when Williams…
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A Charge Against a Man Allegedly Shot Twice by a Mesquite, Texas, Police Officer Has been Dropped
Thirty-one-year-old Lyndo Jones was allegedly shot twice by an officer with the Mesquite Police Department in Mesquite, Texas, on November 8, 2017. Police had responded to the 1300 block of…
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The Custodial Death of Amie Coon at Tyler County Jail, Texas, is Being Investigated
Forty-one-year-old Amie Coon of Ivanhoe, Texas died late Sunday night, November 12, 2017, while a prisoner in the Tyler County Jail in Woodville, Texas. According to a press release from…
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Two Jailers in El Paso County, Texas, were Arrested in Connection with the Custodial Death of Roberto Gallegos
Two jailers from the El Paso County Jail in El Paso, Texas, have been arrested in connection with the custodial death of prisoner Roberto Gallegos. The 58-year-old man died while…
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Quincy Butler Remains in the Hospital After a Suicide Attempt in Smith County Jail in Tyler, Texas
The prisoner who attempted suicide in Smith County Jail in Tyler, Texas, on November 8, 2017, has been identified as 44-year-old Quincy Butler of New Orleans, Louisiana. When he was…
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For-Profit Prison in Pennsylvania to Pay Family of Janene Wallace $7 Million, in Connection with her Suicide
While serving 52 days of solitary confinement, 35-year-old Janene Wallace committed suicide in Delaware County Prison in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, on May 26, 2015. In November 2017 news, the for-profit,…
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The 3rd Prisoner in a Year Dies at Parker County Jail in Weatherford, Texas
Read More A Prisoner is in Very Critical Condition after an Attempted Suicide in Smith County Jail in Tyler, Texas
On Wednesday, November 8, 2017, Smith County Sheriff Larry R. Smith announced that at Smith County Jail in Tyler, Texas, a prisoner was discovered hanging inside a side cell at…
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A Fort Worth Federal Judge Sentences a Man to One Year in Jail for Allegedly Molesting a Female Prisoner
In November 2017 news, a federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, sentenced a 39-year-old man from Arkansas to one year in jail. He was found guilty of molesting a female…
Read More A Mentally Ill Woman Wielding a Sledge Ax is Allegedly Shot and Killed by a Reserve Deputy in New Mexico
Heather Denean Bubrig of New Orleans, Louisiana, was allegedly fatally shot by a reserve deputy with Dona Ana County in New Mexico on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. According to authorities,…
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