Inmate Dies in Winkler County Jail in Kermit, Texas
Valorin Michele Rodriguez, 42 years of age at the time, passed away on February 5, 2018 while being held in the Winkler County Sheriff’s Department Jail in Kermit, Texas. Information…
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Bell County, Texas Jail Inmate Commits Suicide
Bell County Jail inmate Eli Gauna, Jr., only 24 years of age at the time, committed suicide in the jail in Temple, Texas on January 1, 2018. Information in this…
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Lamb County Jail in Littlefield, Texas is Cited for One Alleged Violation of Minimum Jail Standards
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) is the entity that conducts county jail inspections and implements declared state policies that all county jail facilities must conform to in order…
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250 Prisoners to be Moved from Idaho to Karnes County Correctional Center in Karnes City, Texas
The size of the Idaho prison population has grown to the point that they have an ongoing bed shortage in the state’s jails and prisons. Soon, up to 250 male…
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Man Shot to Death by Harris County, Texas Deputy
Mark Rene Flores was shot to death by a Harris County Sheriff’s deputy on January 29, 2018. Information in this post was obtained from a custodial death report filed by…
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Requirements for Investigations into Texas Jail Prisoner Deaths are Changed as of January 1, 2018
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent a memorandum to all sheriffs and jail administrators in Texas regarding investigation requirements for custodial deaths, as required by SB 1849. As…
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TCJS Updates Directives Related to Mental Health Referrals for Prisoners
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent a January 23, 2018, memorandum to all sheriffs and jail administrators in Texas to clarify proper mental health referral procedures for prisoners.…
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A 23-year-old Dies After One Day in Jim Wells County Jail in Alice, Texas
On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, Marcus Soza, age 23, was booked into Jim Wells County Jail in Alice, Texas. Late the next day, he was discovered unresponsive in his holding…
Read More Video and Audio Footage of the Alleged Police-Involved Fatal Shooting of Dewboy Lister is Released on Social Media
On October 19, 2017, there was an alleged officer-involved shooting in Corpus Christi, Texas, in Hillcrest Neighborhood. A police officer with the Corpus Christi Police Department allegedly fired a single…
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Willacy County Jail in Raymondville, Texas, is Cited for 2 Alleged Violations of Minimum Jail Standards
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) released a Jail Inspection Report for Willacy County Jail in Raymondville, Texas, on January 22, 2018. The jail was cited for two alleged…
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County Jails in Texas are Required to Provide Needed Medical Services to Prisoners
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) compiled a report indicating that in 2016, 45% of all prisoner complaints were related to medical services. Prisoners have a right to needed…
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During a Rescue Attempt, a Kidnap Victim is Allegedly Killed by an FBI Agent in Houston, Texas
On Tuesday, January 30, 2018, a tragic homicide occurred in Houston, Texas, as a kidnap victim was shot and killed by a SWAT team member with the Federal Bureau of…
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A Second Person in Four Days is Allegedly Shot and Killed by a San Antonio, Texas, Police Officer
In the second alleged fatal police shooting in San Antonio, Texas, within four days, 43-year-old Kirsten Kloppe was allegedly shot and killed by a police officer with the San Antonio…
Read More Man Commits Suicide in Ochiltree County, Texas Jail
The Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department filed with the Attorney General of Texas a custodial death report regarding the death of Tommy Lynn Hernandez. Information in this post was obtained from…
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An Alleged Bicycle Thief is Allegedly Shot and Killed by a Peace Officer in San Antonio, Texas
On Thursday night, January 25, 2018, after an alleged bicycle theft in San Antonio, Texas, one police officer was injured and a man in his 20s was allegedly shot and…
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A Jury Finds in Favor of a Fort Smith, Arkansas, Police Officer Accused of Using Excessive Force
On Wednesday, January 24, 2018, a jury in the U.S. District Court of Western Arkansas handed down a verdict favoring a Fort Smith Police Department officer, who had been sued…
Read More A Protester in the 2015 Baltimore Riots is Awarded $75,000 in a Complaint Against Police Officers
Baltimore County Police Department (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In May 2015 during Baltimore, Maryland, riots over the death of Freddie Gray, 26-year-old Larry Lomax dared officers with the Baltimore Police Department…
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A 16-year-old is Allegedly Shot and Killed by a Deputy in a Columbus, Ohio, Juvenile Courtroom
On January 17, 2018, 16-year-old Joseph Haynes was allegedly shot and killed by a deputy in a Columbus, Ohio, courtroom. There has already been a great deal of controversy over…
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A Prisoner at Cleveland County Jail in Oklahoma Dies Hours After Arrest: A Related Video is Released
Hours after being arrested and booked in Cleveland County Jail in Norman, Oklahoma, on January 16, 2018, 34-year-old Marconia Kessee, an African American, was found unresponsive in a cell and…
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Family Members File a Wrongful Death Suit Regarding Sharon Alexander, who was Denied her Asthma Inhaler in a County Jail
On December 14, 2016, 41-year-old Sharon Lavette Alexander of Little Rock, Arkansas, died within about a day of incarceration at Pulaski County Jail in Little Rock. She had been booked…
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