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Brooks County Jail is Cited by TCJS for Alleged Jail Standards Violations

The Brooks County Detention Center in Falfurrias, Texas, has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for two alleged violations. Details of the jail inspection report are…

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An Oklahoma City Officer Fires His Weapon at a Woman Allegedly Threatening Suicide

Not long after midnight on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, police officers were called to an apartment complex regarding a female who was threatening to commit suicide.…

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A Suspect is Allegedly Shot by a Police Officer in Fort Worth, Texas

An officer-involved shooting occurred in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday night, September 30, 2017. According to law enforcement authorities, a man suspected of being a drug dealer was stopped by…

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Detainee Dies in Montgomery County, Texas Jail After Being Restrained in a Chair and Given Medications

Phillip Carl Tucker, who was only 34 years old, passed away on or about September 28, 2017 while in the custody of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department in Conroe, Texas. …

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A Family is Awarded $6.5 million in connection with an Alleged Fatal Police Shooting of a Mentally Ill Man

On Wednesday, September 27, 2017, the family of a man killed in an alleged police shooting was awarded $6.5 million by a federal jury. The verdict was reached in less…

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Per a Jail Re-Inspection Report, Sutton County Jail in Sonora, Texas, Allegedly Violated Four Standards

Inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) released a Jail Re-inspection Report earlier this year that included information about four alleged violations at Sutton County Jail in Sonora,…

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Update on Death of Brandy Caldwell at the Hands of the Watauga Police Department

The Watauga Police Department has filed with the Texas State Attorney General a custodial death report regarding the death of Brandy Caldwell (46 years of age at the time of…

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On or about September 23, 2017, a man died in the custody of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department.  According to a written report, the Harris County Sheriff received calls regarding…

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An Allegheny County Inmate Commits Suicide, the 3rd in 2017

On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, 62-year-old Ross Frye hanged himself in his cell at Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After being discovered, he was transported to a nearby hospital,…

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TCJS Finds 4 Jail Standards Violations Allegedly Committed by Limestone County Detention Center in Groesbeck, Texas

Limestone County Detention Center in Groesbeck, Texas, was recently inspected by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). On September 11, 2017, a report was released detailing alleged violations in…

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Montgomery County Jail Inmate Commits Suicide

An inmate in the Montgomery County, Texas Jail committed suicide by hanging on or about September 9, 2017.  He was allegedly convicted of a crime and sentenced on or about…

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Police Shoot and Kill an Alleged Disabled Man in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as Neighbors Scream that He is Deaf

A tragic alleged police shooting occurred on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Police officers with the Oklahoma City Police Department went to the home of 35-year-old Magdiel…

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A Man who Rammed a Police Vehicle is Fatally Shot in an Alleged Police Shooting in Rockwall, Texas

Police officers in Rockwall, Texas were dispatched to the Bent Creek condominiums area on a call about an alleged aggravated assault on a family member on September 21, 2017. Officers…

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In Josephine, Texas, Police Shoot a Man Armed with a Rifle

On Thursday, September 21, 2017, in Josephine, Texas, about 30 miles north of Dallas, police shot a man who was holding a firearm. The man had pulled his pickup truck…

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The Family of Jonathon Fano Filed a Lawsuit in Connection with his Alleged Suicide in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison

On February 2, 2017, Jonathan Fano hanged himself in a cell at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison in Louisiana. He died three days later. This week, on September 20, his…

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A Pittsburgh Police Officer is on Desk Duty While an Incident Suggesting Police Brutality Captured on Video is Investigated

A police officer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is on desk duty as a result of controversial cell phone video. The officer can allegedly be seen on camera repeatedly punching a suspect…

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Fort Bend County is Sued by the Family of Eugene Ethridge Jr., who Allegedly Committed Suicide in the County Jail

In November 2015, 33-year-old Eugene Ethridge Jr. was discovered hanging from a bed sheet in a Fort Bend County, Texas, jail cell. In news released on September 19, 2017, Ethridge’s…

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Civil Rights Lawyer – Positional Asphyxia sometimes occurs during Police Restraint in Texas

Police frequently use restraint methods on people, and positional asphyxia and sudden death can occur as a result. What is positional asphyxia? Positional asphyxia, also known as restraint asphyxia, is…

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A Police Officer Resigns after Threatening to Shoot a Motorist

On August 18, 2017, a police officer in Columbus, Mississippi, resigned after a video of him threatening to shoot a man went public. The officer allegedly pulled 20-year-old African American…

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The Cherokee County, Texas, Jail is Cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards for Noncompliance

Cherokee County Jail in Rusk, Texas, was cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for alleged noncompliance with jail standards. The Jail Inspection Report was released on August…

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