Leon County Jail Fails a Fourth Annual Inspection
For the fourth year in a row, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has placed Leon County Jail on the TCJS website’s list of non-compliant jails. A notice of…
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Texas Commission on Jail Standards Designates Agencies to Investigate Custodial Deaths
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has recently taken significant steps to enhance the transparency and accountability of investigations into deaths occurring in county jails. On April 2, 2025,…
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Another Inspection of Liberty County Jail Finds Hazardous Non-Compliance
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent Liberty County Jail a notice of non-compliance on March 24, 2025, that refers to both an escape and a riot occurring in…
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Williamson County Jail Inmate Alexis Oliva-Garcia Dies on Day 12
Alexis Oliva-Garcia entered Williamson County Jail on March 7, 2025. Per the custodial death report (CDR) filed by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Department, Mr. Oliva-Garcia made suicidal statements during intake.…
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James Price Dies After Incarceration in Parker County Jail
Fifty-four-year-old James Fred Price was booked into Parker County Jail in Weatherford, Texas, on March 6, 2024. Tragically, Mr. Price died at 6:30 PM on March 24, 2025, while he…
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TCJS Posts New Jail Death Information After News of a Public Outcry
A new document listing the agencies appointed to investigate March jail deaths has been posted on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. A link to the report is…
Read More Dallas County Jail Inmate Andra Adkins Dies Within 21 Hours
Andra Lamont Adkins was arrested by officers with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Department on March 10, 2025. He was booked into Dallas County Jail at 7:52 PM that…
Read More Devin Williams is the 2nd Inmate in 4 Days to Die in Harris County Jail
Devin Todd Williams was booked into Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas, on February 26, 2025, at 9:31 PM. For causes currently unknown, he was pronounced deceased inside the jail…
Read More 23-Year-Old Inmate Eric Jackson Dies in Harris County Jail
Eric Dewayne Jackson III was only 22 when he entered Harris County Jail on April 14, 2024. Tragically, he died in the jail at age 23 on February 24, 2025.…
Read More Lamb County Jail is Found Non-Compliant in Distributing Prescription Medications
Lamb County Jail was sent a notice of non-compliance after a February 28, 2025, special jail inspection. In addition, the Littlefield, Texas, jail is now listed on the Texas Commission…
Read More Irving Municipal Jail Inmate Patrick Jones Dies Within 24 Hours
Thirty-two-year-old Patrick Jones went through intake at Irving City Jail in Irving, Texas, at 3:13 AM on March 10, 2025. Approximately 90 minutes after the booking process, he was discovered…
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Guadalupe County Jail Inmate John Taylor Dies After Arriving Intoxicated
Forty-five-year-old John Taylor appeared to be intoxicated when he entered Guadalupe County Jail on February 21, 2025, at 9:00 PM. Sadly, he was pronounced deceased three days later at 6:35…
Read More Rohde Brooke Barnett’s Death After Incarceration in Gillespie County Jail is Under Investigation
Rohde Brooke Barnett was booked into Gillespie County Jail at 7:16 PM on January 31, 2025. Tragically, she was pronounced deceased just three days later at 3:00 PM on February…
Read More El Paso County Jail Fails a Special Jail Inspection for the Third Year in a Row
The El Paso County Jail is one of the non-compliant jails currently listed on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. During a special jail inspection of the El…
Read More Holly Faye Whiteley Dies After Incarceration in Henderson County Jail
Thirty-six-year-old Holly Faye Whiteley went through intake at Henderson County Jail in Athens, Texas, on September 13, 2024. During the booking process, she advised the intake officer that she had…
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Methadone Use in Jails
The Importance of Methadone in Jail: A Lifeline for People in Withdrawal For individuals struggling with opioid addiction, incarceration does not pause the physiological grip of dependence. When a person…
Read More Castro County Jail in Dimmitt TX Violates Inmate Classification Rules
Castro County Jail has been added to the list of non-compliant jails on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. A special jail inspection report was issued on February…
Read More Rains County, Texas Jail Fails Inspection for the Fourth Year in a Row
A notice of non-compliance was issued to Rains County Jail on January 31, 2025, and the Emory, Texas, jail is listed on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website…
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Press Release: Travis County Settles Jail Suicide Case
Travis County Settles Jail Suicide Case For Immediate Release Austin, Texas – 2/28/2025 Jared “J.J.” Bell was arrested at an Austin-area hospital on February 7, 2022. Jared’s brother had taken…
Read More Liberty County, Texas Jail Violates 14 Minimum Jail Standards
On the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website, Liberty County Jail is currently listed as non-compliant with minimum standards in connection with four different failed inspections. The latest jail…
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