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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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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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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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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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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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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 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…
Read More 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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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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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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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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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted a jail inspection at El Paso County Jail in El Paso, Texas, and cited the jail for one alleged violation. The logs…
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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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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…
Read More 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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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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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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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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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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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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