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Jim Wells County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

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…

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Jim Hogg County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

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, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

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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Dimmitt County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

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, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

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…

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Duval County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

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, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

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…

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New Texas Commission on Jail Standard Memo Regarding Guardianship

  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…

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Press Release: Federal Court Denies Request to Dismiss Pneumonia Jail Death Lawsuit

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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Tarrant County Inmate Shuntae Broadus Dies in a Texas Hospital

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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Press Release: Federal Court Denies Defendants’ Motions in Harrison County Jail Death Lawsuit – Case Proceeds to Trial

Federal Court Denies Defendants’ Motions in Harrison County Jail Death Lawsuit – Case Proceeds to Trial For Immediate Release Marshall, Texas – 12/23/2025 — 41-year-old Lonnetta Johnson had significant mental…

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Alabama Inmate Dwight Muston Dies in the Muscle Shoals Jail

In Alabama news dated December 18, 2025, state authorities are reviewing the circumstances surrounding the death of a detainee who experienced a medical emergency while in the custody of the…

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Arkansas Inmate Blake Dover Dies in a Benton County Hospital

In Arkansas news, authorities with the Benton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) said an inmate died in the custody of Benton County Jail on December 19, 2025. Authorities reported that Blake…

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Harris County Inmate Christopher Mendez Dies in a Texas Hospital

Christopher Mendez, 47, was booked into Harris County Jail on December 9, 2025. Tragically, he suffered a medical emergency and was pronounced deceased inside a Houston, Texas, hospital just seven…

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Harris County Jail in Texas Fails a Fifth 2025 Inspection

Harris County Jail has been cited for violations of minimum jail standards for the fifth time in 2025 alone. Following an inspection by Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) inspectors…

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Panola County Jail Violates a Restraint Rule and More

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted the annual 2025 inspection of Panola County Jail in Carthage, Texas, on November 18. A TCJS inspector found that the jail had…

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Washington Inmate Raeanne Encinas Dies in Yakima County Jail

Woman Dies While in Custody at Yakima County Jail In Washington news dated December 17, 2025, authorities are investigating the death of Raeanne Encinas, a 44-year-old woman who died within…

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Inmate Bryce Hilzer Dies in Washington’s Benton County Jail

In Washington state news dated December 17, 2025, authorities are investigating the death of a 33-year-old West Richland man who died while in custody at the Benton County Jail following…

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Archer County Inmate Kimberly Keene Dies in a Detox Cell

In-Custody Death Reported at Archer County Jail A woman identified as Kimberly Keene died while in custody at the Archer County Jail following an apparent medical emergency, according to official…

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Maverick County Jail is Cited for a Supervision Violation

After an inmate’s death at Maverick County Jail, an inspector with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted a special jail inspection of the Eagle Pass, Texas, jail on…

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