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Are Texas Inmates Safe in County Jails Non-Compliant with Minimum Standards?-Pt.4

In August of 2022, the Runnels County Jail was sent a Notice of Non-Compliance letter. Details continue below on the alleged violations of minimum jail standards that the Ballinger, Texas,…

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Are Texas Inmates Safe in County Jails Non-Compliant with Minimum Standards?-Pt.3

The Notice of Non-Compliance letter dated August 23, 2022, citing Runnels County Jail in Ballinger, Texas, for alleged non-compliance had one more safety issue similar to those described in the…

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Are Texas Inmates Safe in County Jails Non-Compliant with Minimum Standards?-Pt.2

This post continues with the series looking a Notice of Non-Compliance letter dated August 23, 2022, that was addressed to Runnels County Jail. The question being explored is how inmates…

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A Jefferson County Jail Inmate Dies 14 Days After Arrival-Pt.5

A minimal amount of information is provided in the custodial death report (CDR) about Duane Audwin Durley, who died on November 12, 2022, at age 62 after being jailed in…

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A Jefferson County Jail Inmate Dies 14 Days After Arrival-Pt.4

Two days before 62-year-old Duane Audwin Durley passed away in the custody of the Jefferson County Correctional Facility in Beaumont, Texas, he was transported to Baptist Hospital. According to the…

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A Jefferson County Jail Inmate Dies 14 Days After Arrival-Pt.3

A custodial death report (CDR) about 62-year-old Duane Audwin Durley was prepared by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Beaumont, Texas, and sent to the Texas Office of the Attorney…

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A Jefferson County Jail Inmate Dies 14 Days After Arrival-Pt.2

Ten days after the November 12, 2022, death of Jefferson County Correctional Facility inmate Duane Audwin Durley, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office filed the custodial death report (CDR) about him.…

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A Female Taylor County Jail Inmate in Abilene TX Dies on Day 10-Pt.5

The summary of the death of Taylor County Jail inmate Tammy Jo Sanders in Abilene, Texas, is continued here. The lifesaving efforts of the EMS and local fire department were…

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A Jefferson County Jail Inmate Dies 14 Days After Arrival

Sixty-two-year-old Duane Audwin Durley was booked into Jefferson County Jail on October 29, 2022. He complained of pain and was moved to Baptist Hospital on November 10, 2022. While still…

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Duane Audwin Durley Dies After Being in Jefferson County, Texas Jail

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, in Beaumont, Texas, filed a report regarding the death of inmate Duane Audwin Durley. Mr. Durley was 62 years old at the time of his…

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A Female Taylor County Jail Inmate in Abilene TX Dies on Day 10-Pt.4

Details from the summary of the death of 63-year-old Tammy Jo Sanders continue here. She was an inmate of Taylor County Jail in Abilene, Texas, and had not shown a…

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A Female Taylor County Jail Inmate in Abilene TX Dies on Day 10-Pt.3

Sixty-three-year-old Tammy Jo Sanders was housed in a multiple-occupancy cell in Taylor County Jail when she was discovered unresponsive at 7:34 AM on November 16, 2022. Officers and medical staff…

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A 44-Year-Old Inmate Dies by Suicide at Bexar County Jail-Pt5

Per autopsy results, the medical cause of death of 44-year-old Bexar County Jail inmate Juan Carlos Guerrero on November 2, 2022, was “Cerebral hypoxia/asphyxia by hanging.” He used a sheet…

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A Female Taylor County Jail Inmate in Abilene TX Dies on Day 10-Pt.2

On November 16, 2022, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office filed a custodial death report (CDR) about Tammy Jo Sanders. At age 63, Ms. Sanders died in the custody of Taylor…

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A 44-Year-Old Inmate Dies by Suicide at Bexar County Jail-Pt4

In San Antonio, Texas, Juan Carlos Guerrero was booked into Bexar County Jail on October 4, 2022. He used a sheet as a ligature and died by suicide on November…

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A Female Taylor County Jail Inmate in Abilene TX Dies on Day 10

On November 7, 2022, 63-year-old Tammy Jo Sanders was booked into Taylor County Jail. She died in the jail’s custody on November 16, 2022, of unknown causes. The address of…

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Tammy Jo Sanders Dies in Taylor County, Texas Jail

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department, in Abilene, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Tammy Jo Sanders. Ms. Sanders was 63 years old at the time of her…

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A New Dawson County Jail Texas Inmate Dies in Under 24 Hours-Pt.5

Jose Saul Cruz Jr. was found not breathing at 11:06 PM on November 5, 2022, in the Lamesa, Texas, Dawson County Jail. Lifesaving measures began immediately, including chest compressions. Jail…

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A 44-Year-Old Inmate Dies by Suicide at Bexar County Jail-Pt3

Juan Carlos Guerrero’s death after being at Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas, is summarized in the custodial death report (CDR). An officer found Mr. Guerrero at about 3:30…

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Wilson County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

The Wilson County Jail in Texas is now listed as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website because of a recently failed jail inspection conducted by the Texas Commission on…

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