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Do Texas Inmates Often Suffer Due to Medical Neglect?-Pt.4

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted a special jail inspection at Harrison County Jail in Marshall, Texas, in June 2021. Apparently, the inspection was instigated following a March…

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Do Texas Inmates Often Suffer Due to Medical Neglect?-Pt.2

Complaints about municipal and county jails are submitted to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS), the entity responsible for establishing operational guidelines. Year after year, TCJS has listed “inmate…

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Do Texas Inmates Often Suffer Due to Medical Neglect?

Various studies have concluded that denial of medical care for inmates is a common problem in jails across the US, including in Texas. Yet, the Supreme Court has upheld the…

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A 55-Year-Old Dies in El Paso County Jail 7/24/22-Pt.5

The original version of a custodial death report (CDR) about 55-year-old Bennie Ray Bell was filed by the El Paso Sheriff’s Office on August 12, 2022. Mr. Bell’s cause of…

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A 55-Year-Old Dies in El Paso County Jail 7/24/22-Pt.4

At age 55, Bennie Ray Bell died in the custody of El Paso County Jail on July 24, 2022. He had been incarcerated since March 6, 2022, per the custodial…

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A 55-Year-Old Dies in El Paso County Jail 7/24/22-Pt.3

Bennie Ray Bell died in the custody of El Paso County Jail on July 24, 2022. Mr. Bell was 55 years old, and the Custodial Death Report (CDR) filled out…

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Matagorda County Jail Texas Inmate Dies 5 Hours After Booking-Pt.5

On August 5, 2022, at 10:06 PM, Markist Levar Sims, age 45, was booked into Matagorda County Jail in Bay City, Texas. Jail staff housed Mr. Sims in a detox…

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A 55-Year-Old Dies in El Paso County Jail 7/24/22-Pt.2

Bennie Ray Bell was booked into El Paso County’s downtown detention facility on March 6, 2022. He was later transferred to the Jail Annex in El Paso, Texas, and placed…

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Matagorda County Jail Texas Inmate Dies 5 Hours After Booking-Pt.4

Forty-five-year-old Markist Levar Sims was arrested and placed in Matagorda County Jail in Bay City, Texas, on August 5, 2022. The custodial death report (CDR) about Mr. Sims shows that,…

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A 23-Year-Old Tarrant County Jail Inmate Dies on 7/20/22-Pt.5

The custodial death report (CDR) about 23-year-old Trelynn Dmaun Wormley does not indicate his cause of death. However, the report does show that jailers at the Tarrant County Jail in…

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A 55-Year-Old Dies in El Paso County Jail 7/24/22

The Attorney General of Texas received a Custodial Death Report (CDR) from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office about Bennie Ray Bell on August 12, 2022. Fifty-five-year-old Bennie Ray Bell…

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Bennie Ray Bell Dies After Being in El Paso County, Texas Jail

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, in Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Bennie Ray Bell. Mr. Bell was 55 years old at the time of his…

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Matagorda County Jail Texas Inmate Dies 5 Hours After Booking-Pt.3

Markist Levar Sims entered Matagorda County Jail at the age of 45 on August 5, 2022, and he was placed in a detox cell. He was in the Bay City,…

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Wilbarger County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

The Wilbarger County jail, in Vernon, Texas, recently failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). The inspection occurred on or about July 20, 2022. Therefore, the…

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Archer County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

The Archer County jail, in Archer City, Texas, recently failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). The TCJS inspected the jail on or about July 21,…

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Kyle George Wagner Dies in Travis County Jail

The Travis County Sheriff’s department, in Austin, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Kyle George Wagner. Mr. Wagner was 46 years old at the time of his…

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A 23-Year-Old Tarrant County Jail Inmate Dies on 7/20/22-Pt.4

Approximately 6 months after Trelynn Dmaun Wormley was booked into Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Texas, he suffered a medical emergency and suddenly died. Tragically, Mr. Wormley was only…

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Matagorda County Jail Texas Inmate Dies 5 Hours After Booking-Pt.2

Markist Levar Sims was arrested on August 5, 2022, in Matagorda County in Bay City, Texas. He was then placed in Matagorda County Jail at 2323 Avenue E in Bay…

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A 23-Year-Old Tarrant County Jail Inmate Dies on 7/20/22-Pt.2

Twenty-three-year-old Trelynn Dmaun Wormley died in Tarrant County Jail on July 20, 2022. The address of the jail is 100 North Lamar Street in Fort Worth, TX 76196. His cause…

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A 23-Year-Old Tarrant County Jail Inmate Dies on 7/20/22-Pt.3

Trelynn Dmaun Wormley was only 23 years old when he died in the custody of Tarrant County Jail, which is at 100 North Lamar Street in Fort Worth, Texas 76196.…

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