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El Paso County Jail Inmate Brooks Plecas-Perrin’s Dies of an Unknown Cause Continued When medical staff arrived at Brooks Plecas-Perrin’s cell block, they checked for responsiveness. They used ammonia capsules…
Read More El Paso County Jail Inmate Brooks Plecas-Perrin’s Dies of an Unknown Cause Brooks Plecas-Perrin was booked into El Paso County Jail on May 3, 2017. Three weeks later on May…
Read More Texas County Jails Cited Regarding Deficiencies with Mention of Deceased Inmates Continued Like Robert Gallegos, inmate Brooks Plecas-Perrin is also mentioned twice in the October 30, 2017, Special Inspection Report…
Read More Texas County Jails Cited Regarding Deficiencies with Mention of Deceased Inmates Continued A second alleged violation by the El Paso County Jail in El Paso, Texas, of minimum jail standards…
Read More Texas County Jails Cited Regarding Deficiencies with Mention of Deceased Inmates A Special Inspection Report on alleged non-compliance with minimum jail standards by El Paso County Jail in El Paso,…
Read More An Inmate at Denton County Jail Dies After a Medical Emergency A Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) inspector conducted an inspection at Denton County Jail, which is at 127…
Read More Texas County Jails Cited Regarding Deficiencies in Supervision, the Best Deterrent to Suicide In county and city jails, suicide is the number one cause of death among inmates. According to…
Read More Helen Renee Jackson Dies After Incarceration at Denton County Jail On November 17, 2021, Helen Renee Jackson was booked into Denton County Jail, Denton, Texas. She died in the custody…
Read More (Continuation of) 4 Texas County Jails are Recently Cited for Noncompliance with §273.6(3) Van Zandt County Jail is located at 1220 W Dallas St, Canton, TX 75103. The jail was…
Read More Inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conduct annual jail inspections at all Texas County jails. Any noncompliance that is discovered prompts the release of a jail inspection…
Read More The following continues with the rules involving health care for inmates being held in restraints as established by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS): §273.6(6)(B)- This rule is an…
Read More The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has established standards for city and county jail operations designed to ensure that inmates receive medical care when they are in restraints. In…
Read More Restraint Chair Statistics & Incidents in the News A Tennessee inmate was strapped into a restraint chair, and county jail officers repeatedly tased him. The entire incident was captured on…
Read More Restraint Chair Bans Continuing this series, the advocacy group’s report says that in an Arizona county jail system, the use of restraint chairs was discontinued. The decision to ban the…
Read More An Advocacy Group Spotlights the Potential Dangers of Restraint Chairs An advocacy group taking a stand against using restraint chairs on persons in any setting prepared a report on the…
Read More Non-Compliance with Rule §273.6 (3) – Restraints Numerous jail inspection reports could be cited as examples of alleged noncompliance regarding supervision when inmates are strapped into a restraint chair. Van…
Read More Larry David Hurt is Found Unresponsive in a Restraint Chair In Harrison County Jail at 200 West Houston Street in Marshall, Texas 75760, Larry David Hurt was booked as an…
Read More Larry David Hurt is Placed in a Restraint Chair Police in Marshall, Texas, made contact with Larry David Hurt after family members reported that he was under the influence of…
Read More The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) is not the only entity facing complaints about inmate medical care in county jails. An Ohio county jail has recently faced accusations of…
Read More Alleged Non-Compliance with Rule §273.5(C)(1)-Mental Disabilities/Suicide Prevention Plan In the June 1, 2021, special jail inspection report previously mentioned, an inspector with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) cited…
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