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Hardin County Jail in Kountze, Texas, has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for a violation that is potentially associated with a custodial suicide. The special…
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Fannin County Jail in Bonham, Texas, has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for violating one jail standard. The escape of two inmates prompted the special…
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Hill County Jail in Hillsboro, Texas, was subjected to its annual jail inspection on February 8, 2024. As a result, the jail received a citation from the Texas Commission on…
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Crockett County Jail was scrutinized by inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) on February 9, 2024. As a result, TCJS inspectors cited the Crockett jail with four…
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Forty-nine-year-old Brazos County Jail detainee Scott Diangelo Jones died at 3:26 AM on January 26, 2024. Mr. Jones had entered the Bryan, Texas, jail 43 days earlier. When he was…
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After a federal lawsuit is filed regarding any alleged jail neglect, all defendants need to be timely served. Once all defendants are timely served, each defendant will have a specific…
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Terence Regal Colbert entered Hunt County Jail in Greenville, Texas, on January 12, 2024, and died in the jail’s custody on February 10, 2024. Mr. Colbert was 41 years old…
Read MoreJail Death Lawsuits are Difficult Without Experienced Help Jail neglect lawsuits can be complicated. They are usually filed in federal court, and prosecuting lawsuits in federal court can be difficult…
Read MoreHow Do I Find Out Who to Sue in a Jail Neglect Lawsuit? One of the hardest things for a person to do, when that person’s loved one dies in…
Read MoreFifty-six-year-old detainee Robert B. Dodd was in the McLennan County Jail in Waco from April 3, 2023, until his death on May 25, 2023. The McLennan County Sheriff’s Department filed…
Read MoreThirty-four-year-old detainee Cesar Andrew Gomez died on January 20, 2024, at 3:06 PM in Guadalupe County Jail. His death occurred less than 24 hours after his January 19 booking at…
Read MoreFifty-seven-year-old Dallas County Jail detainee Tyrone Eli died on January 19, 2024. Mr. Eli’s cause of death is currently unknown and autopsy results are pending. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department,…
Read MoreA special jail inspection of Archer County Jail was conducted on January 19, 2024. The result was that Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) inspectors cited the Archer City, Texas,…
Read MorePecos County Jail in Fort Stockton, Texas, has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for two jail violations. Setting operational standards for county and municipal jails…
Read MoreAfter a custodial death occurred at the El Paso County Jail, a special jail inspection was done on January 10, 2024. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) issued a…
Read MoreMartin County Jail was inspected by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) on January 19, 2024. Inspectors say the Stanton, Texas, jail failed to comply with four minimum jail…
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Whenever a family or estate sues a jail or a private medical provider working in a jail for the death of a person in that jail, for negligence or otherwise,…
Read MoreThe Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, in Center, Texas, wrote a report regarding the custodial death of James Ray Jackson. Mr. Jackson was 60 years old. The report contained the following: “On…
Read MoreLawsuits in jail neglect cases can be complicated, due to constitutional standards that apply, qualified immunity, whether a court can dismiss a case based on the document filed to start…
Read MoreMany people wonder whether jails can be sued for neglect which leads to serious injury or death of inmates. Some states allow counties, cities, and towns to be sued for…
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