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A 23-Year-Old Dies by Suicide in Matagorda County Jail 3

The custodial death report about Reyes Vargas that was filed by the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Department provides few details in the summary of how his death occurred. Mr. Vargas was…

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A 41-Year-Old Detainee Dies in Dallas County Jail-Pt.4

A Dallas County Sheriff Detention Service Officer (DSO) was conducting a physical round in tank 4P10 on August 9, 2023. This was within the Dallas County West Tower Jail Facility,…

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A Nueces County Jail Detainee Dies on 7/24/23-Pt.5

Texas Surratt had been a detainee in the custody of Nueces County Jail in Corpus Christi, Texas, when he died on July 24, 2023. Continuing details from the custodial death…

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A 23-Year-Old Dies by Suicide in Matagorda County Jail 2

The Matagorda County Sheriff’s Department in Bay City, Texas, filed a custodial death report (CDR) about 23-year-old Reyes Vargas on August 31, 2023. Mr. Davis died on August 26, 2022,…

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A Bexar County Detainee Dies on the 4th Day-Pt.4

Next on August 5, 2023, the day Kevin Arballo was pronounced deceased at Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas, the following happened: Cpl. Mendoza checked the inmate and found…

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A 41-Year-Old Detainee Dies in Dallas County Jail-Pt.3

The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department filed custodial death report number 23-1105-CJ with the Office of the Attorney General of Texas on August 25, 2023. The report pertains to the tragic…

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A Nueces County Jail Detainee Dies on 7/24/23-Pt.4

Texas Surratt had been detained in Nueces County Jail in Corpus Christi, Texas, when he died on July 24, 2023. More of the detailed notes from the custodial death report…

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A 23-Year-Old Dies by Suicide in Matagorda County Jail

Twenty-three-year-old Reyes Vargas entered Matagorda County Jail in Bay City, Texas, on August 24, 2023. He died on August 26, 2023, after being found hanging by his bed sheet. The…

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A Wise County Jail Detainee Dies After 8 Days-Pt.5

Continuing with details from the custodial death report (CDR) about Wise County Jail detainee Raymond Harold Martinez. On July 25, 20232, at approximately 6:25 AM, Mr. Martinez did not get…

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A Bexar County Detainee Dies on the 4th Day-Pt.3

The custodial death report (CDR) about Kevin Arballo includes a summary of what happened on August 5, 2023, in regard to Mr. Arballo’s death at Bexar County Jail, which occurred…

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Man Dies by Suicide in Matagorda County, Texas Jail

The Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office, in Bay City, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Reyes Vargas, Jr. Mr. Vargas was only 23 years old at the time…

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A 41-Year-Old Detainee Dies in Dallas County Jail-Pt.2

Charles Korey Thomas was booked into Dallas County Jail on May 31, 2023. He was pronounced deceased in his single cell in the Dallas, Texas, jail on August 9, 2023.…

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Galveston County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has recently listed Galveston County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website. A Notice of Non-Compliance was issued on…

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Llano County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has recently listed Llano County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website. A Notice of Non-Compliance was issued on…

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Liberty County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) currently lists Liberty County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website. A Notice of Non-Compliance was issued on August…

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Clay County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) currently lists Clay County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website. A Notice of Non-Compliance was issued on August…

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A Nueces County Jail Detainee Dies on 4/13/23-Pt.5

Continuing with events surrounding the death of Charles Benedict, who was detained in Nueces County Jail in Corpus Christi, Texas, the next thing that happened on April 9, 2023, was…

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A Galveston County Jail Detainee Dies in 24 Hours-Pt.5

When Jeanette Marie Pruitt entered Galveston County Jail, the individual who handled intake indicated “unknown” to the questions of whether she appeared to be intoxicated by alcohol or drugs and…

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A Nueces County Jail Detainee Dies on 7/24/23-Pt.3

The following information is found in the custodial death report (CDR) for Texas Surratt, who had been detained in Nueces County Jail and was in the jail’s custody when he…

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A Wise County Jail Detainee Dies After 8 Days-Pt.4

Continuing with details from the custodial death report (CDR) about Wise County Jail detainee Raymond Harold Martinez, the next paragraph in the summary of events that surrounded his death is…

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