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The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department, in Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Willie Florence Love, Jr. Mr. Love was 53 years old at the time of his…
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The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, in Fort Worth, Texas, filed a report regarding yet another custodial death of a detainee in that jail. George William Zink passed away after being…
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Two Commit Suicide in a County Correctional Facility Continued The sheriff said that, on average, 8 to 12 suicide attempts are stopped by the correctional facility staff. He also said…
Read More Jail suicide data for Washington State shows that it is the leading cause of inmate deaths. Since 2013, suicide accounts for 51% of all deaths. To address inmate suicides, Utah…
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Due to a failure to meet 8 minimum jail standards, Red River County Jail in Texas has been listed as a Non Compliant Jail by the Texas Commission on Jail…
Read More Franklin County Jail in Texas has been listed as Non-Compliant on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. An inspector with TCJS released a jail inspection report dated February…
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Waller County Jail in Texas has been listed as Non-Compliant and is listed on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. An inspector with TCJS released a jail inspection…
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Coryell County Jail in Texas has been listed as Non-Compliant with one minimum jail standard. Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) Inspector Zachary Aguirre released a jail reinspection report dated…
Read More Supervising, Observing, and Managing an Inmate in a Restraint Chair If at the time of the change of shift an individual is in the restraint chair, the outgoing and incoming…
Read More Guidelines for Emergency Restraint Chair Use These are more detailed guidelines for the use of restraint chairs in a county outside Texas. The guidelines specify that deputies must use care…
Read More Guidelines for Emergency Restraint Chair Use In a county jail outside Texas, more detail is provided about the use of restraint chairs. One of the rules is that when inmates…
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has listed Bosque County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website due to a failure to meet minimum jail…
Read More Restraint Chairs Linked to 20 Deaths in a 6-Year Period Continued The investigation found nine instances when inmates were beaten, pepper sprayed, or tasered while strapped in a restraint chair.…
Read More Restraint Chairs Linked to 20 Deaths in a 6-Year Period A watchdog group published a story that told of 20 deaths in six years that have occurred in county jails…
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Fifty-three-year-old Daniel Pentkwoski was in the Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas, for less than 36 hours when he was declared deceased. He was found unresponsive in the single…
Read More At 9:07 PM, Thomas Ervin Gregory was moved to a detox cell in Taylor County Jail. At 10:00 PM he was found unresponsive, and lifesaving techniques included an automated external…
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The cause of death of Daniel Pentkwoski on January 25, 2025, at Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas, is listed as “pending autopsy results.” It also shows “unknown whether…
Read More After being sprayed with pepper spray and being in a restraint chair, Thomas Ervin Gregory was found in an unresponsive state. This was about 53 minutes after all these things…
Read More At 11:35 AM on January 23, 2023, Tobe Lee Fluty, Jr. went unconscious at Randall County Jail in Amarillo, Texas. Lifesaving measures finally started, and he was loaded on the…
Read More On January 25, 2025, at 10:18 AM, Daniel Pentkwoski was f found unresponsive in his single cell, cell CA26. Emergency measures were taken, but they failed. He was pronounced deceased…
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