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Illicit Drugs Smuggled into Local Jails Endanger Inmates-Pt.11

Inmates Save Fellow Prisoners’ Lives with Naloxone In a California county jail, a naloxone box is accessible within the facility’s housing unit. Last week, an inmate began to overdose, and…

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Illicit Drugs Smuggled into Local Jails Endanger Inmates-Pt.10

Infant Dies of Fentanyl Intoxication An understanding of the dangers of fentanyl is not complete without knowing that “bystanders” are often victims of deadly exposure. In current news, for example,…

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Illicit Drugs Smuggled into Local Jails Endanger Inmates-Pt.9

One Pill Can Kill In September 2021, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made an announcement about seizing a historic quantity of fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl that…

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Illicit Drugs Smuggled into Local Jails Endanger Inmates-Pt.8

A Jail Worker is Caught Smuggling Drugs into a Local Jail How are drugs smuggled into city and county jails? One way that was discovered in an investigation at a…

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Illicit Drugs Smuggled into Local Jails Endanger Inmates-Pt.6

Moore County Jail is Cited for Not Observing Inmates in Detox Cells as Required-More Info In the notice of non-compliance report dated September 6, 2022, in which Moore County Jail…

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Illicit Drugs Smuggled into Local Jails Endanger Inmates-Pt.7

Moore County Jail’s Video Records Lack Accuracy An aspect of jail safety that has been recognized as essential is the proper supervision of inmates. Due to the heightened awareness that…

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Illicit Drugs Smuggled into Local Jails Endanger Inmates-Pt.5

Dallas County Jail is Cited for Lack of Inmate Supervision After a Custodial Death Continued In a special jail inspection report dated September 6, 2022, an inspector with the Texas…

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Illicit Drugs Smuggled into Local Jails Endanger Inmates-Pt.4

Drug Overdose Deaths Increase Sharply in Jails and All Demographics Vera Institute is a non-profit organization seeking criminal justice reform. In particular, Vera strives to end mass incarceration. The organization…

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Illicit Drugs Smuggled into Local Jails Endanger Inmates-Pt.3

Moore County Jail is Allegedly Noncompliant in Detox Cell Observations Continued The minimum jail standards established by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) regarding detox cells include the following,…

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Illicit Drugs Smuggled into Local Jails Endanger Inmates-Pt.2

Within 7 Days in a County Jail an Inmate Overdoses on Fentanyl Twice In a jail outside Texas, an 18-year-old was booked on several charges and in under 24 hours…

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Illicit Drugs Smuggled into Local Jails Endanger Inmates-Pt.1

Recent news articles from across the nation reveal that local jail inmates frequently die behind bars due to a drug overdose. Fentanyl is the particular drug that has increasingly been…

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A Euless Municipal Jail Inmate Dies in Under 5 Hours-Pt.5

On November 30, 2022, after 38-year-old Kenderick Jackson was found unresponsive in his single cell at Euless Municipal Jail in Euless, Texas, life-saving measures immediately began. The jail staff and…

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A Euless Municipal Jail Inmate Dies in Under 5 Hours-Pt.4

The custodial death report (CDR) about the November 30, 2022, death of 38-year-old Kenderick Jackson provides a summarization of how his death occurred. It indicates that when Mr. Jackson was…

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A Euless Municipal Jail Inmate Dies in Under 5 Hours-Pt.3

Fewer than 5 hours after Kenderick Jackson was booked into the city jail in Euless, Texas, he was pronounced deceased. The manner of death, per the custodial death report (CDR)…

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A Euless Municipal Jail Inmate Dies in Under 5 Hours-Pt.2

Thirty-eight-year-old Kenderick Jackson was pronounced deceased on November 30, 2022, approximately 4.5 hours after being booked into the Euless Municipal Jail in Euless, Texas. Although the cause of death is…

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A Euless Municipal Jail Inmate Dies in Under 5 Hours-Pt.1

On December 13, 2022, a custodial death report (CDR) was filed by the Euless Police Department about 38-year-old Kenderick Jackson. Mr. Jackson entered the Texas municipal jail at 7:46 AM…

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Kenderick Jackson Dies After Being in Euless Jail

The Euless Police Department, in Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Kenderick Jackson. Mr. Jackson was only 38 years old at the time of his death. We…

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Are Jail Inmates in Texas Dying of Hyponatremia?-Pt.3

Hypernatremia—Too Much Sodium When there is an excessive amount of sodium and not enough water in the blood, this lack of balance is when hypernatremia occurs. This happens either when…

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Are Jail Inmates in Texas Dying of Hyponatremia?-Pt.2

When people are incarcerated in Texas jails, they don’t lose their right to receive needed healthcare. Countless families have sought to hold jails accountable when their loved ones die while…

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Jim Hogg County Apparently Fails to Report Jail Death

As we recently posted, the Jim Hogg County jail, in Hebbronville, Texas, failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). The inspection appears to have been as…

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