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Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss Case Against Kleberg County for Jail Death of 32-Year-Old Woman For Immediate Release Corpus Christi, Texas – 9/18/2024 32-year-old Cynthia Garcia had significant mental health…
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Freezing conditions in jails is not uncommon, and many suffer from cold-weather injuries such as frostbite, trench foot or chillblain.
Read More Cato Institute Files Brief Supporting Appeal of Order Disclosing Sealed Mental Health Records For Immediate Release Marshall, Texas – 09/13/2024 — 41-year-old Lonnetta Johnson had significant mental health issues. Her…
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Thirty-three-year-old Josiah Devon Johnson went through Potter County Jail intake on September 5, 2024. He died 15 hours later in the jail’s medical housing unit. Under the direction of Sheriff…
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Enrique Hernandez was booked into Midland County Jail on May 25, 2024. Mr. Hernandez died in the jail’s custody on August 29, 2024, at 22 years of age. A custodial…
Read More 24-Year-Old Man Dies After Not Being Given Medication in Smith County Jail – Federal Lawsuit Filed For Immediate Release Tyler, Texas – September 9, 2024 D’Vonte Valentine was arrested by…
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After an inspection of Cherokee County Jail on August 19, 2024, a notice of non-compliance was sent to the jail on August 23 citing it for violating one minimum jail…
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Burleson County Jail in Caldwell, Texas, was recently added to the list of non-compliant jails on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. A day after an August 26,…
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Heat is negatively affecting many people while in jail. A lack of access to water or cooling areas can mean inmates are at risk of illness, injury or death.
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Fifty-one-year-old Jose Guadalupe Galarza went through Dallas County Jail intake on March 21, 2024. Mr. Galarza died in the jail’s custody on August 13, 2024. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department…
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Jose Manuel Viquez was booked into Dallas County Jail on July 10, 2024. Mr. Viquez died in the jail on July 19, 2024, at age 46. A custodial death report…
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Michael Glenn Stewart was booked into Randall County Jail on December 26, 2023. He died in the custody of the jail on July 23, 2024. The Randall County Sheriff’s Office…
Read More The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website currently shows that Hamilton County Jail in Hamilton, Texas, is non-compliant with minimum jail standards. The notice with results from a July…
Read More Jose Alejandro Barrera was booked into Bexar County Jail on December 15, 2024. He died in his cell at age 62 on August 13, 2024. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Department…
Read More Inspectors from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted an inspection at Robertson County Jail on July 25, 2024. The following day, a notice of non-compliance was issued to…
Read More Montgomery County Jail in Conroe, Texas, has been added to the list of non-compliant jails on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. A day after the July 25,…
Read More On July 8, 2024, two days after her 37th birthday, Mary Ann Mayfield went through Bell County Jail intake. Ms. Mayfield died in the custody of the jail on the…
Read More Landon Correll Davis was booked into Bell County Jail on November 7, 2023. Mr. Davis died in the jail on July 19, 2024, at 27 years of age. A custodial…
Read More Many mentally ill individuals end up in jail while in crisis or in need of support. However, it is not always the best place for their longterm well-being.
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Healthcare staffing in jails directly affects the type of medical care available to inmates. Inadequate care can cause health effects for many years to come.
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