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Man Detained in Howard County Jail Dies After Receiving No Medical Care – Federal Lawsuit Filed For Immediate Release Abilene, Texas – February 24, 2026 Steve Hildebrand, a pretrial detainee,…
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Carl Franklin Terrell, 69, went through intake in Comanche County Jail on September 13, 2025. Tragically, Mr. Terrell was pronounced deceased inside the jail on February 1, 2026. A custodial…
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Mark Zimmerhanzel, 69, was booked into Bastrop County Jail on February 4, 2026. Tragically, Mr. Zimmerhanzel was pronounced deceased on February 19, 2026. He died in the jail’s medical department,…
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Val Verde County Jail Found Out of Compliance in State Inspection — Life-Safety and Disciplinary Violations A recent Notice of Non-Compliance issued by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS)…
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Willacy County Jail Cited for Life-Safety Violations in Latest State Inspection The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has issued a Notice of Non-Compliance to the Willacy County Jail after…
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On September 24, 2025, Gary Forrest Jarvis, 68, was booked into Comal County Jail. Sadly, Mr. Jarvis died in the jail’s custody on February 10, 2026. The Comal County Sheriff’s…
Read More Attorney General Finds No Need for Independent Investigation of Prisoner Deaths For Immediate Release Texas – February 12, 2026 Attorney General Ken Paxton found, in an opinion issued today, that…
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Carson County, Texas Jail Found Out of Compliance With State Jail Standards On January 28, 2026, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) issued a Special Notice of Non-Compliance to…
Read More Uvalde County Jail in Texas Found Non-Compliant with State Jail Standards The Uvalde County Jail in Uvalde, Texas was formally found non-compliant with Texas Minimum Jail Standards by the Texas…
Read More Trinity County Jail in Texas Found Non-Compliant with State Jail Standards The Trinity County Jail in Groveton, Texas was recently found non-compliant with Texas Minimum Jail Standards after a special…
Read More Jim Wells County Jail in Texas Found Non-Compliant with State Standards The Jim Wells County Jail in Alice, Texas was officially found non-compliant with Texas Minimum Jail Standards after a…
Read More Jim Hogg County Jail in Texas Found Non-Compliant with State Jail Standards The Jim Hogg County Jail in Hebbronville, Texas was officially found non-compliant with Texas Minimum Jail Standards following…
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Hidalgo County Jail in Texas Found Non-Compliant with State Standards The Hidalgo County Jail (also known as the Hidalgo County Detention Center) in Edinburg, Texas was officially found non-compliant with…
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Dimmit County Jail in Texas Found Non-Compliant with State Standards The Dimmit County Jail in Carrizo Springs, Texas was officially found non-compliant with Texas Minimum Jail Standards following a special…
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Camp County Jail in Texas Found Non-Compliant by State Inspectors Camp County Jail — the local detention facility in Pittsburg, Texas — was recently found non-compliant with Texas jail standards…
Read More Duval County Jail in Texas Found Non-Compliant by State Inspectors The Duval County Jail in San Diego, Texas was officially found non-compliant with state jail standards after a special inspection…
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Bell County Jail Found Non-Compliant with Texas Jail Standards On December 22, 2025, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) issued a Notice of Non-Compliance to Bell County Jail in…
Read More What Texas Families with Relatives in Jail Should Know About the New 2026 Texas Commission on Jail Standards Guardianship Memorandum Families of people in Texas county jails often face…
Read More Federal Court Denies Request to Dismiss Pneumonia Jail Death Lawsuit For Immediate Release January 31, 2026 Peter Mendoza, Jr. was arrested and taken to the Reeves County jail. He was…
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Shuntae Lavette Broadus, 40, was booked into Fort Worth’s Lon Evans Jail in Tarrant County on August 3, 2025. Tragically, she was pronounced deceased on December 21, 2025, after being…
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