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Chief Felix Saucedo Jr. of the Brownsville Police Department in Brownsville, Texas, filed a custodial death report about Edgar Alejandro Hernandez on December 29, 2022. Mr. Hernandez was 28 years…
Read More The custodial death report (CDR) filed about Edgar Alejandro Hernandez provides a summary of how the 28-year-old’s death occurred. A Brownsville Police Department City Jail Detention Officer discovered him unresponsive…
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Twenty-four-year-old Dvonte Marquese Valentine was booked into Smith County Jail in Tyler, Texas, on November 16, 2022. While still incarcerated, he was pronounced deceased on December 4, 2022. The address…
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The Smith County Sheriff’s Office, in Tyler, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Dvonte Marquese Valentine. Mr. Valentine was only 24 years old at the time of…
Read More Edgar Alejandro Hernandez was only 28 years old when he died in the Brownsville, Texas, municipal jail on November 29, 2022. His death came 17 hours after he was booked.…
Read More A special jail inspection report for Victoria County Jail has been posted on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) indicating that the jail has not met the requirements of…
Read More The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) had already listed Harris County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website due to a failure to meet minimum…
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The Brownsville Police Department, in Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Edgar Alejandro Hernandez. Mr. Hernandez was only 28 years old at the time of his death.…
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Wichita County Jail is Listed as Noncompliant Regarding Restraint Chairs Per a Notice of Non-Compliance report dated August 22, 2022, and sent to Wichita County Jail, the jail failed to…
Read More Victoria County Jail is Listed as Noncompliant Related to Restraint Chairs The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) cited Victoria County Jail for alleged noncompliance with Rule §273.6 (3) in…
Read More Texas County Jails are Cited for Noncompliance Related to Restraint Chairs Restraint chairs are controversial methods of restraint, and many U.S. jurisdictions have outlawed their use. In Texas, however, the…
Read More Standards of Procedure for the Use of Restraint Chairs Continued Observation of Inmates in Restraint Chairs Continued Every 2 hours, the medical staff will physically evaluate inmates who are in…
Read More Standards of Procedure for the Use of Restraint Chairs Continued Placement of Restraint Chairs Continued Inmates shall be fully clothed whenever possible when placed into a restraint chair. Inmates who…
Read More Standards of Procedure for the Use of Restraint Chairs The following are details about standards of procedure regarding the use of restraint chairs in a county outside Texas. When Can…
Read More Guidelines for the Use of Restraints Continued The standards of procedure for using restraints on county and municipal jail inmates in a county outside Texas continue below. Restraints shall not…
Read More Guidelines for the Use of Restraints Continued A county sheriff in a jurisdiction outside Texas provides details regarding the use of restraints on inmates. More information on restraints follows: Inmates…
Read More Guidelines for the Use of Restraints The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sets the guidelines for minimum jail standards by which county and city jails must operate. The information…
Read More A 32-Year-Old Inmate Dies After Suffering Alleged Abuse A custodial death in a county jail outside Texas has come under scrutiny. A 32-year-old inmate died after he was allegedly subjected…
Read More A Suicidal, Drug-Intoxicated Inmate Dies After Being Restrained In December 2022, an inmate who was suspected of being on drugs was restrained by police officers and died soon afterward. The…
Read More Recent news recounts stories in which several county and municipal jail inmates in the U.S. have died after being in restraints. In each instance, there are suspicions that the use…
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