Are Detainees Unnecessarily Dying in Texas Jails?-Pt.2
A Vulnerable Pennsylvania Detainee Commits Suicide Continued In the case referred to in the first part of this series, the jail supervisor claimed not to know that the decedent was…
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Are Detainees Unnecessarily Dying in Texas Jails?
When detainees die while incarcerated in county and municipal jails, the circumstances surrounding the custodial deaths are generally scrutinized. The results of investigations often don’t satisfy if a family feels…
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A 23-Year-Old Dies by Suicide in Matagorda County Jail – Part 4
After Detainee Reyes Vargas was cut down from the sheet he used to hang himself in his single cell in Matagorda County Jail in Bay City, Texas, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation…
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A 41-Year-Old Detainee Dies in Dallas County Jail-Pt.5
Forty-one-year-old Charles Korey Thomas was admitted into Dallas County Jail in the Dallas County West Tower Jail Facility on May 31, 2023. He was found unresponsive on August 9, 2023.…
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A Bexar County Detainee Dies on the 4th Day-Pt.5
The following continues with details of the events surrounding the death of 33-year-old Kevin Arballo, who was incarcerated at Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas: Additional medical personnel were…
Read More 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…
Read More 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,…
Read More 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…
Read More 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,…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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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