El Paso County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection
El Paso County Jail in Texas is now listed as a Non-Compliant Jail on the Texas Commission on Jail Inspection’s (TCJS’s) website. A Notice of Non-Compliance was sent to El…
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Travis County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection
As a result of a May 2023 special jail inspection, Travis County Jail in Texas is now listed as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website. TCJS inspector Wendy Wisneski…
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An El Paso County Jail Inmate Dies in 70 Hours-Pt.3
After he went through intake at El Paso County Jail on March 13, 2023, Vincent Leyva was assigned to Cellblock 880 (4-Right), per the custodial death report (CDR). The summary…
Read More An El Paso County Jail Inmate Dies in 70 Hours-Pt.2
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, under the directorship of Sheriff Richard Wiles, filed an amended custodial death report (CDR) about Vincent Leyva on April 24, 2023. The report was…
Read More An El Paso County Jail Inmate Dies in 70 Hours-Pt.1
Vincent Leyva, an El Paso County Jail inmate, died on March 16, 2023, at 12:16 PM. He had been booked into the jail approximately 70 hours earlier on March 13,…
Read More Vincent Leyva Dies After Incarceration in El Paso, Texas Jail
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office filed a report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Vincent Leyva. Mr. Leyva was only 42 years old at the…
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Ruthie Jean Fisk Dies in Lubbock County Jail
The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, in Lubbock, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Ruthie Jean Fisk. Ms. Fisk was only 49 years old at the time of…
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Sepsis is the Presumed Cause of Death of a 29-Year-Old Texas County Jail Inmate-6
Reatha Sue Robinson Dies of Sepsis and Other Conditions Continued In the summary of how her death occurred, the custodial death report (CDR) says that Reatha Sue Robinson was transported…
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A 66-Year-Old Inmate Dies of Sepsis Continued Per the custodial death report (CDR), the deceased developed the condition that caused his death after admission to the jail. The report also…
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Texas County Inmate Dies of Sepsis and Other Conditions In early January 2023, a 44-year-old inmate was involved in an incident with police. He pointed a “look-alike weapon,” a BB…
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Symptoms of Septic Shock The last stage of sepsis is septic shock, and the symptoms include: An Inmate in a County Jail Outside Texas Dies of Sepsis In late May…
Read More Sepsis is the Presumed Cause of Death of a 29-Year-Old Texas County Jail Inmate-2
What is Sepsis? Sepsis is a sign that the body is not responding properly to an infection, and it is a serious condition. When a person has sepsis, what happens…
Read More Sepsis is the Presumed Cause of Death of a 29-Year-Old Texas County Jail Inmate
In March 2023, a 29-year-old inmate in a Texas county jail died of sepsis, a condition that is easily treatable with antibiotics. The young man had turned himself in on…
Read More Wise County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has recently listed Wise County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website. A special jail inspection report issued on…
Read More In Atascosa County an Inmate May Have Died of Alcohol Detoxification-Pt.5
Lifesaving measures were administered to Nancy Crystal Lopez by a deputy and a nurse after the nurse could not find a pulse. Emergency medical services arrived at the Atascosa County…
Read More In Atascosa County an Inmate May Have Died of Alcohol Detoxification-Pt.4
Nancy Crystal Lopez died at age 38 on May 5, 2023, in the custody of Atascosa County Jail. The information that summarizes events surrounding her death continues here. In the…
Read More In Atascosa County an Inmate May Have Died of Alcohol Detoxification-Pt.3
In the custodial death report (CDR) for Nancy Crystal Lopez, the summary of how her May 5, 2023, death occurred provides many details about what happened in Atascosa County Jail…
Read More In Atascosa County an Inmate May Have Died of Alcohol Detoxification-Pt.2
The Atascosa County Sheriff’s Department in Jourdanton, Texas, filed the custodial death report (CDR) for Nancy Crystal Lopez on May 19, 2023. She died in Atoscosa County Jail on May…
Read More A 30-Year-Old Inmate in Travis County Jail Commits Suicide~Pt.5
The custodial death report (CDR) for Andres Alberto Villarreal-Salguero provides information obtained during intake at Travis County Jail. The answer was “yes” to each of the following questions. Did the…
Read More In Atascosa County an Inmate May Have Died of Alcohol Detoxification-Pt.1
Thirty-eight-year-old Nancy Crystal Lopez was booked into Atascosa County Jail at 5:28 PM on May 2, 2023. She died in the jail’s custody on May 5 at 12:15 AM, less…
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