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Bexar County, Texas Jail to Close? Texas Commission on Jail Standards Inspection Goes Awry.

The Bexar County, Texas jail in San Antonio was recently inspected by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.  Unfortunately, after that inspection, the Bexar County jail was found to be…

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Hunt County, Texas Jail Prisoner Dies – Jail Listed as Non-compliant After 2018 Inspection

A prisoner in the Hunt County, Texas jail died on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The prisoner was allegedly found in distress in the jail, and was ultimately transported to a…

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Prisoner Found Unresponsive in Cell in Baxter County, Arkansas

Frank Compton was found unresponsive in his cell in the Baxter County jail in Arkansas. Mr. Compton was allegedly arrested for suspicion of public intoxication and criminal trespass. We are…

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Man Commits Suicide in Pleasant Hill, Missouri Police Department Jail

Anthony Phillip Garner committed suicide in the Pleasant Hill Police Department jail in Missouri. Mr. Garner passed away on December 19, 2018. Mr. Garner used his own belt to hang…

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Harris County, Texas Jail Prisoner Dies and Report not Filed for Months

The Attorney General of Texas recently received from the Harris County Sheriff’s Department a custodial death report regarding the death of Floyd Spencer Rachelle. Mr. Rachelle was only 30 years…

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Port Arthur, Texas Police Shoot and Kill Shayne Lyons

The Port Arthur Police Department recently filed a custodial death report regarding the death of Shayne Delmair Lyons. Mr. Lyons was 35 years of age at the time of his…

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Snyder, Texas Police Officer Shoots and Kills Alleged Suspicious Person

On Thursday, February 7, 2019, a Snyder, Texas police officer shot and killed a person after the police officer responded to a suspicious person call. Allegedly, an altercation began that…

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Nico Collins Dies in Custody of Cimarron County Jail in Oklahoma

Nico Lee Collins, only 29 years of age at the time, apparently unfortunately committed suicide while being held in the Cimarron County Jail in Oklahoma. Mr. Collins was allegedly arrested…

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Inmate Dies in Tarrant County, Texas Jail, Possibly Related to Detox

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department recently filed a custodial death report with the Texas State Attorney General regarding the death of Jennifer Lynn Espinoza. Ms. Espinoza was only 37 years…

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Prisoner Dies in Jasper, Texas Jail

Steven Mitchell Qualls passed away last week when being held in the Jasper, Texas city jail. Mr. Qualls was arrested based on a charge of public intoxication. Apparently, Mr. Qualls…

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Shelby County, Texas Jail – Texas Commission on Jail Standards Inspection

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards recently determined, after an inspection of the Shelby County, Texas jail, that the jail was not compliant with minimum standards set forth by the…

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El Paso, Texas County Jail Changes Medical Providers

El Paso County, Texas has, in the past, used University of Texas Medical Branch to provide healthcare to prisoners in its county jail. However, El Paso County Commissioners recently voted…

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Waller County, Texas Prisoner Dies As a Result of Suicide After Jail Fails TCJS Inspection

Evan Lyndell Parker, only 34 years of age at the time, attempted suicide in the Waller County, Texas jail on or about Friday, January 25, 2019. He was transported to…

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Montgomery County, Texas Jail Prisoner Dies in Custody

The Montgomery County, Texas Sheriff’s Department recently filed a report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the custodial death of William Otto Nuttall, Jr. Mr. Nuttall was 58 years…

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Waller County, Texas Jail Prisoner Attempts Suicide After Recent Poor Jail Inspection Report by TCJS

On Friday morning, January 25, 2019, a Waller County, Texas prisoner attempted to commit suicide. The Waller County jail is the location where Sandra Bland committed suicide. We posted about…

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Val Verde County, Texas Jail Prisoner Death Report to Texas Attorney General

The Val Verde County Sheriff’s Department, in Del Rio, Texas, recently filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Matthew Tyler Fox. Mr.…

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Waller County, Texas Jail Not Compliant with Jail Standards

The Waller County, Texas jail gained the unfortunate notoriety, worldwide, as being the location where Sandra Bland committed suicide. Ms. Bland’s suicide resulted in a change in Texas law regarding…

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Victoria County, Texas Jail – TCJS Inspection

In December 2018, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards conducted an inspection of the Victoria County, Texas Jail. When doing so, the TCJS inspector included in her report descriptions of…

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Fannin County, Texas Jail Noncompliant with Standards

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards recently issued a special inspection report regarding the Fannin County, Texas jail. The report was issued on December 19, 2018. The report includes a…

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Rebecca Esterline-Brixey Dies in Jefferson County, Arkansas Jail

Rebecca Esterline-Brixey, only 45 years of age at the time, was found to be unresponsive in a cell in the Jefferson County Jail in Arkansas on or about December 8,…

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