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On February 1, 2017, 23-year-old Tavis Crane was allegedly fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in Arlington, Texas. It has just been announced that the officer…
Read More Ricky Bishop, Taylor County Sheriff, made a statement on August 23, 2017, in response to public alarm about two lawsuits filed against Taylor County Jail in Abilene, Texas, within one…
Read More In news out of California this week, many have been shocked and appalled to learn about what allegedly happened to Andrew Holland in San Luis Obispo County Jail in January…
Read More An officer-involved police shooting is being investigated in Fort Worth, Texas. The shooting occurred on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, on East Loop 820. Police officers went to the scene due…
Read More This week a lawsuit was filed against the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) in Abilene, Texas, in connection with the death of 31-year-old Amanda Nicole Scott. There are claims that…
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When it was originally announced that 30-year-old Stormye Murphey died in the Denton County, Texas, Jail, details of her death were excluded. News has since been released that the Tarrant…
Read More An inmate in the Wayne McCollum Detention Center in Waxahachie, Texas, died on Saturday morning, August 19, 2017. Jonathan Wilson was 19 years old, and Ellis County Sheriff Chuck Edge…
Read More A lack of video footage of the alleged police shooting of Kerry Bradley in Waco, Texas, on August 1, 2017 is resulting in public demonstrations and demands for justice. The…
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In Point Blank, Texas, at about 11:24 pm on August 6, 2017, a deputy with the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office was allegedly involved in a shooting. A 48-year-old male…
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On Sunday, August 13, 2017, Stormye Murphey, a Caucasian female, was booked into Denton County Jail on a charge of assault causing bodily injury. The next day, she had a…
Read More In recent months the Texas Commission on Jail Standards conducted a jail inspection at Wilson County Jail in Floresville, Texas, and the Jail Inspection Report lists seven alleged violations. Many…
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A Jail Inspection Report from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards was released for Marion County Jail in Jefferson, Texas, on August 1, 2017. One significant factor in these reports…
Read More Recently, in August 2017, the complete dashcam video of the 2015 roadside strip search of Charnesia Corley was released and quickly went viral. On June 20, 2015, in northwest Houston,…
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U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison of Houston ordered the Texas prison system to provide at-risk inmates of Pack Unit in Navasota, Texas, with air conditioning. State officials opted instead to…
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On December 15, 2014, 35-year-old Dennis Grigsby Jr., who was an African American with a history of schizophrenia, was allegedly fatally shot by a Texarkana, Texas, police officer as he…
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In Waco, Texas, on August 1, 2017, Waco police officers allegedly shot and killed Kerry Bradley, an African American. Police say 37-year-old Bradley was evading arrest when he used a…
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At about 3:25 a.m. on Monday, August 7, 2017, 38-year-old Jacobie Flowers was admitted to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility in Beaumont, Texas, on charges of alleged public intoxication. The…
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards routinely inspects Texas jails, and inspection reports are available to the public. The safety of inmates is one of the major reasons for accountability.…
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During a Texas Commission investigation on jail standards at Bosque County Jail, Texas, on March 20, 2017, six violations of jail standards were allegedly found. One of them is that…
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