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A Jail Inspection Report released on April 16, 2018, by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) details ten alleged violations of minimum jail standards, each of which can expose…
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The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Domingo Altamirano. Mr. Altamirano was 32 years of age at…
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) visited Wilson County Jail in Floresville, Texas, for an inspection earlier this year. A Jail Inspection Report was released with the inspectors’ findings…
Read More Last week, on May 24 and 25, 2018, two prisoners in Arkansas jails died, and the custodial deaths are under investigation. Charles Garza, age not disclosed, was pronounced dead at…
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Shaye Bear prematurely gave birth while alone in an Ellis County, Texas, jail cell on May 17, 2018. She claims that her cries and pleas for help were denied before…
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According to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS), a complaint was made on behalf of a prisoner which prompted a special jail inspection at Crosby County Jail in Crosbyton,…
Read More The Williamson County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report recently with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Lee Charles McCoy. Mr. McCoy was only 24 years…
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On Tuesday night, May 22, 2018, 49-year-old Martin Sandejo was allegedly shot and killed by a police officer with the Mathis, Texas, Police Department. Few details have been released. The…
Read More A January 4, 2018, Jail Inspection Report details alleged violations of minimum jail standards at San Patricio County Jail in Sinton, Texas. The report was prepared by the Texas Commission…
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A Jail Inspection Report detailing findings of alleged violations of minimum jail standards at San Patricio County Jail in Sinton, Texas, was released on January 4, 2018. The Texas Commission…
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A woman claims that her screaming during labor was ignored for hours before she prematurely gave birth to a baby boy alone in her cell in the Ellis County Jail…
Read More The San Antonio Police Department filed with the Attorney General of Texas a custodial death report regarding the death of Gaspar David Guzman. Information in this post was obtained from…
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On Wednesday, May 16, 2018, a civil lawsuit was filed against four law enforcement officers in Sharp County, Arkansas. They are accused of unlawfully beating, prosecuting, and harassing a man.…
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A woman who was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving on September 24, 2016, has filed a federal lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that an ex-deputy, Harris County, and the Harris…
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The findings in a recent San Diego County Jail, California, report on jail suicides are very relevant to Texas jails, as well. There is evidence that Texas legislators are awakened…
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The Mesquite Police Department filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Scott Ronald Paschall. Information in this post was obtained from that…
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On March 1, 2018, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) released a Jail Inspection Report showing findings from a routine inspection at San Saba County Jail in San Saba,…
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted an inspection of Comanche County Jail in Comanche, Texas, and released a Jail Inspection Report on April 9, 2018. TCJS alleges that…
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On Friday, May 11, 2018, the Denton Police Department released body camera footage of an alleged fatal police shooting that occurred on February 19, 2018. Lawrence Shaw, age 45, is…
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In March 2017, Bosque County Jail in Meridian, Texas, was cited for six alleged violations of minimum jail standards. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has since sent inspectors…
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