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La Salle County, Texas Jail Inmate Dies After Apparently Being Refused Medical Care

A custodial death report filed with the Attorney General of Texas indicates that a James Dean Davis passed away while incarcerated in the La Salle County, Texas Jail on or…

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A Woman Arrested for Alleged Shoplifting Dies in a Mississippi Jail

Bridget Marlar, age 29, was at Alcorn County Jail in Corinth, Mississippi, on shoplifting charges. She had been there for about three days when she was discovered unresponsive in her…

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Smith County, Texas Jail Takes Action to Prevent Inmate Suicides

Inmates committing suicide while incarcerated is a growing concern in recent years, and the Smith County, Texas, Jail is taking action. Arguably, the light began to be shed on jail…

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A Suspect is Fatally Shot Allegedly by Officers with the Amarillo Police Department

On Friday, September 8, 2017, SWAT team members and negotiators with the Amarillo Police Department (APD) were called to a home in the 800 block of North Forest just after…

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Coroner’s Report on Ismael Lopez Confirms Alleged Police Shooting with a 9mm Pistol the Cause of Death

The death of Ismael Lopez in Southaven, Mississippi, on July 23, 2017, has attracted widespread attention. Jeffrey Pounders, the DeSoto County Coroner, said Lopez died of a gunshot wound to…

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Police in Houston, Texas, Allegedly Open Fire and Three are Shot, including a Woman in a Nearby Home

In the early morning hours on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, A driver in a black Cadillac SUV sped away when police officers in Houston, Texas, were attempting to pull the…

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A Jury Awards a Police Shooting Victim $11.3 Million

In January of 2014, Hung Lam was allegedly shot by police and as a result became paralyzed and must use a wheelchair. Lam, a man in his mid-30s with mental…

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A Man Allegedly with Texas Warrants is Killed in a Police Shooting in Columbus, Georgia

On Monday, September 4, 2017, in Columbus, Georgia, a man with alleged warrants in Texas was allegedly shot by police on a domestic disturbance call. Officers went to a home…

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A Man is Fatally Shot in the Back of the Head when Police go to the Wrong Address

On Sunday, July 23, 2017, police officers with the Southaven, Mississippi, Police Department mistakenly went to the home of 41-year-old Ismael Lopez in search of an assault suspect. There is…

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Update – A Distraught Woman with a Handgun is Fatally Shot by Police in Watauga, Texas

On Wednesday, August 29, 2017, in Watauga, Texas, 46-year-old Brandy Caldwell was highly distraught after a phone conversation with her attorney. Within a relatively short time, at about 4 pm,…

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Texas Lawyer – Police in San Antonio Shoot a Man Stabbing a Woman with a Pencil

On Wednesday, August 30, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas, police allegedly shot a man who was using a pencil to stab a woman. According to William McManus, San Antonio Police…

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The Watauga, Texas Woman Shot by Police Dies

Police officers in Watauga, Texas, were dispatched to a street near Watauga Middle School and Grace E. Hardeman Elementary School on Wednesday, August 29, 2017. The 9-1-1- caller said a…

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A Jury Awards the Family of Daren Borges, Who Died in a County Jail, $2.5 Million

A series of lawsuits have been filed in connection with the death of 42-year-old Daren Borges, who died in a Southern California sobering cell. The civil rights action included a…

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Sepsis is a Fatal Condition that Requires Treatment, Yet Jails in Texas Seem to Routinely Deny Needed Care

People sometimes end up serving brief jail sentences for minor, non-violent crimes. Many spend months and months in jail while awaiting a trial to prove their innocence for charges filed…

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Inmates can Die from Sepsis, as Jennifer Meyers did, when Medical Needs are Ignored by Jail Staff

Jennifer Meyers was a 37-year-old woman who was serving 30 days in Macomb County Jail in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, for failure to pay child support. When she had been in…

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An Armed Woman is Shot by Police in Watauga, Texas

On Tuesday, August 29, 2017, on Watauga Road in Watauga, Texas, a woman was allegedly holding a handgun and was shot by police. A spokesperson for the City of Watauga,…

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Police Misconduct Attorney – San Saba, Texas, County Jail is Cited for 4 Alleged Violations

Former San Saba Jail (Photo: Labeled for reuse) The Texas Commission on Jail Standards conducted an inspection of the San Saba, Texas, County Jail earlier this year. The facility was…

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A Police Shooting Occurs in South Fort Worth, Texas, on a Domestic Disturbance Call

On Saturday,  August 26, 2017, officers with the Fort Worth Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance call on East Shaw Street at around 9:15 pm. According to police officers,…

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Fort Worth Police – United States Court of Appeals Ruling

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which governs federal law in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, recently heard and ruled on a case arising in Fort Worth,…

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An Arlington Police Officer is Cleared in the Alleged Police Shooting of Tavis Crane

On February 1, 2017, 23-year-old Tavis Crane was allegedly fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in Arlington, Texas. It has just been announced that the officer…

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