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Inmate medical care in municipal and county Texas jails is complained about by local detainees more than any other topic. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has reported this…
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Nueces County Jail Noncompliance with Jail Standards Continued The inspector’s comments about the citation for noncompliance with Rule §259.138(3)-Holding Cells-Cell Size follow: On the dates of inspection, there were multiple…
Read More Numerous studies have shown that jail environments are conducive to suicidal behaviors. Contributing factors include diminished personal control, separation from networks of social support, and mental health resources are not…
Read More Jail inspection reports citing Texas county jails for noncompliance with minimum jail standards often reveal specific areas negatively affecting inmates. Such is the case with a notice of noncompliance issued…
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) now lists Jim Hogg County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website because of a failed special jail inspection.…
Read More Multiple Texas County Jails Lack Required Suicide Prevention Training Suicide is typically either the first or second most common cause of inmate deaths in local county jails. One of the…
Read More Two El Paso County Jail Inmates Commit Suicide Within 4 Months in 2022 Continued Andres Linares Baca committed suicide in El Paso County Jail on May 29, 2022. He had…
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Forty-six-year-old Wayne Joseph Dunlap died in a municipal holding cell in Killeen, Texas, on December 2, 2022. He had been incarcerated for fewer than 24 hours when he died. The…
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Forty-six-year-old Wayne Joseph Dunlap died in a municipal holding cell in Killeen, Texas, on December 2, 2022. He had been incarcerated for fewer than 24 hours when he died. The…
Read More Forty six year old Wayne Joseph Dunlap died in a municipal holding cell in Killeen, Texas, on December 2, 2022. He had been incarcerated for fewer than 24 hours when…
Read More Wayne Joseph Dunlap was arrested and placed in the Killeen Police Department City Jail on the morning of December 1, 2022. Mr. Dunlap, age 46, exhibited medical problems during the…
Read More On December 2, 2022, a custodial death report (CDR) was filed by the Killeen Police Department about 46-year-old Wayne Joseph Dunlap. Mr. Dunlap entered the Texas municipal jail at 8:45…
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The Killeen Police Department, in Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Wayne Joseph Dunlap. Mr. Dunlap was 46 years old at the time of his death. We…
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) now lists Stonewall County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website because of a failed jail inspection. The jail…
Read More The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) now lists Brazos County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website because of a failed jail inspection. The jail…
Read More Two El Paso County Jail Inmates Commit Suicide Within 4 Months in 2022 Robert John Barela was 37 years old when he was incarcerated in El Paso County Jail in…
Read More Bexar County Jail Inmate Emmitt Earl Byrd Commits Suicide on 4/21/22 Emmitt Earl Byrd is another Bexar County Jail inmate who took his own life while incarcerated this year. When…
Read More Unfortunately, Texas jails are no exception to the US statistics indicating that suicide is at least the second leading cause of death among inmates in local jails. Custodial death reports…
Read More Dallas County Jail is Non-Compliant with a Standard on Inmate Supervision In a jail inspection report dated February 14-18, 2022, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) cited the Dallas…
Read More The Runnels County Jail in Ballinger, Texas, was cited for minimum standards violations by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) in an August 2022 Notice of Non-Compliance letter. Information…
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