This website is maintained by Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a Dallas, Texas law firm representing people for jail neglect, abuse, and suicide cases.
In January 2025, California enacted a pivotal law aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability concerning deaths occurring within its correctional facilities. This legislation mandates that all law enforcement agencies and…
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Understanding Sepsis Deaths in Jails: A Guide for Families Introduction Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency that results from the body’s extreme response to an infection. When not treated promptly,…
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Understanding the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and Its Role in Custodial Death Investigations Introduction For families who have lost loved ones in Texas jails, understanding the agencies responsible for…
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Understanding the Sandra Bland Act and the Importance of Independent Investigations in Jail Deaths Introduction The tragic death of Sandra Bland in a Texas jail in 2015 sparked nationwide outrage…
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Understanding the Role of Jail Death Lawyers: A Guide for Families Seeking Justice When a loved one dies in jail, families are often left with grief, unanswered questions, and a…
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Kristopher Jarrel McGregor was 39 years old when he went through Harris County Jail intake on January 2, 2025. The Harris County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report (CDR)…
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A notice of non-compliance was issued to Blanco County Jail on January 9, 2025, after failing a jail inspection the previous day. In addition, the Johnson City, Texas, jail is…
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42-Year-Old Man Dies in El Paso County Jail from Ruptured Esophagus – Federal Lawsuit Filed For Immediate Release El Paso, Texas – January 30, 2025 42-Year-Old Vincent Leyva was arrested…
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Joe Murvin was booked into El Paso County Jail on October 25, 2024. He was found unconscious and not breathing in his single-occupancy cell at 8:27 PM on January 23,…
Read More The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted a special jail inspection at Harris County Jail on January 13, 2025, and found a violation connected to a custodial death. This…
Read More Thirty-six-year-old Anthony Scott Villaflor was arrested by officers of the Port Arthur Police Department in Port Arthur, Texas, on October 4, 2024. Days later, he died in the custody of…
Read More On December 21, 2024, 64-year-old Lee Jerome Bolden was discovered with a weak pulse while he was still in the booking process at Lubbock County Jail, aka Lubbock County Detention…
Read More Falls County Jail is currently listed four separate times on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website, the latest of these 2024 inspections having been conducted on December 17.…
Read More Lester Lewis Travioli went through intake at Tom Green County Jail on May 1, 2024. Mr. Travioli was sweeping the floor in the multiple occupancy cell where he was housed…
Read More Mason Andrew Yancy was booked into Tarrant County Jail on December 24, 2024. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report (CDR) about Mr. Yancy on January 3,…
Read More The non-compliant jails currently named on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website include Coleman County Jail. On December 4, 2024, a jail inspection report was issued to the…
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Galveston County Jail in Galveston, Texas, was recently added to the list of non-compliant jails on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. A notice of non-compliance was sent…
Read More Wilson County Jail is now included with other non-compliant jails on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. TCJS sent the Floresville, Texas, jail a notice of non-compliance on…
Read More Inmates routinely receive poor quality food, and have low nutrition standards despite the connection to poor health outcomes.
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Aging is physically and mentally tough, but in jail or prison this process is much harder to manage and awareness is important.
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