Inmate Eliar Otero Dies in Bexar County Jail on 10/10/24
Eliar Otero lived only three days after being booked into Bexar County Jail on October 7, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The custodial death report (CDR) about Ms. Otero was…
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Jail Neglect, Abuse, and Suicide Lawyers
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.
James Willard Dies in Polk County Jail on 10/19/24
Sixty-year-old James Willard was booked into Polk County Jail in Livingston, Texas, on September 7, 2024. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office filed the custodial death report (CDR) about Mr. Willard…
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Falls County Jail is Non-Compliant for the 12th Time in 8 Years
After an October 15, 2024, jail inspection, Falls County Jail was found non-compliant for the second time in less than a month. It is also at least the 12th time…
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Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Jail
Deaf or hard of hearing inmates face additional challenges while in jail. Many facilities fail to provide proper accommodations, which can be harmful.
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Wilson County Jail Fails to Comply with Restraint Requirements
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website currently includes Wilson County Jail in its list of non-compliant jails. A jail inspection report was issued to the Floresville, Texas, jail…
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Falls County Jail Fails an Inspection for Understaffing
Falls County Jail was inspected by Texas Commission on Jail Standards inspectors on September 26, 2024. Subsequently, a notice of non-compliance was issued to the Marlin, Texas, jail on October…
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Cass County Jail is Again Cited for a Failed Inspection
Cass County Jail documentation was examined by inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) on October 1, 2024. As a result, the Linden, Texas, jail is again listed…
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The Dangers of Water in Jail
In jail, inmates are routinely dying from drinking too much water. Water intoxication or poisoning is more common with schizophrenia.
Read More Howard County Jail Violated Minimum Standards When an Inmate Died
Howard County jail in Big Spring, Texas, is now listed on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website alongside other non-compliant jails. During a special jail inspection at Howard…
Read More Crockett County Jail is Found Non-Compliant in a Second 2024 Jail Inspection
Crockett County Jail in Ozona, Texas, was recently added to the non-compliant jails listed on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website for the second time in 2024. The…
Read More Donna Pierre Dies After 40 Hours in Howard County Jail
Seventy-year-old Donna Pierre was booked into Howard County Jail on August 25, 2024, at 9:48 PM. She died approximately 40 hours later. A custodial death report (CDR) about Ms. Pierre…
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Press Release: Young Man Dies by Suicide in Smith County Jail – Federal Lawsuit Filed
Young Man Dies by Suicide in Smith County Jail – Federal Lawsuit Filed For Immediate Release Tyler, Texas – October 9, 2024 Nathan Johns was arrested at the psychiatric unit…
Read More Press Release: Federal Magistrate Judge Decides Medina County’s Motion to Dismiss Jail Death Case
Federal Magistrate Judge Decides Medina County’s Motion to Dismiss Jail Death Case For Immediate Release San Antonio, Texas – 10/09/2024 — 59-year-old David Tumey was arrested and incarcerated in the…
Read More Federal Court Denies Potter County’s Request to Dismiss Jail Death Lawsuit
Federal Court Denies Potter County’s Request to Dismiss Jail Death Lawsuit For Immediate Release Amarillo, Texas – 8/13/2024 26-year-old Larry Douglas, Jr. was incarcerated in the Potter County jail in…
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Michael Watson Dies on 8/11/24 in Freestone County Jail Texas
Forty-nine-year-old Michael Tron Watson was booked into Freestone County Jail in Fairfield, Texas, on June 29, 2024. Mr. Watson was placed in a multiple occupancy cell. He died of unknown…
Read More Press Release: Tarrant County Agrees to $750,000 Judgment Against it in Federal Lawsuit Regarding Jail Death of Mentally Ill Woman
Tarrant County Agrees to $750,000 Judgment Against it in Federal Lawsuit Regarding Jail Death of Mentally Ill Woman For Immediate Release Fort Worth, Texas – 09/27/2024 52-year-old Georgia Baldwin was…
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Crosby County Jail is Cited for Non-Compliance
Crosby County Jail in Crosbyton, Texas, has recently been added to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website due to noncompliance. A special jail inspection on September 5, 2024,…
Read More Andrea Garcia Dies in Bexar County Jail
Thirty-one-year-old Andrea Nicole Garcia was booked into Bexar County Jail at 4:45 AM on September 21, 2024. She died there in a multiple-occupancy temporary holding cell 23 hours later. A…
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Press release: 43-Year-Old Man Dies as a Result of Untreated Head Injury Occurring in Rockwall County Jail – Federal Lawsuit Filed
43-Year-Old Man Dies as a Result of Untreated Head Injury Occurring in Rockwall County Jail – Federal Lawsuit Filed For Immediate Release Dallas, Texas – September 20, 2024 Michael Galvan…
Read More Paul Sarabia Dies on Day 5 at Bexar County Jail
About two weeks after his 50th birthday, Paul Anthony Sarabia was booked into Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas, on September 1, 2024. Tragically, he had a medical emergency…
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