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Liberty County Jail in Texas is currently listed three times as a non-compliant jail on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. The latest non-compliance correspondence was issued on…
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After an annual jail inspection at Polk County Jail on May 20, 2024, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent the Burnet, Texas, jail a notice of non-compliance. TCJS…
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On May 28, 2024, Baylor County Jail in Seymour, Texas, underwent its annual jail inspection. Two days later, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent a notice of non-compliance…
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Steven Glen Hildebrand was booked into Howard County Jail in Big Springs, Texas, at 10:15 a.m. on March 10, 2024. He died on the same day approximately 9 hours later…
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A special jail inspection was conducted at Ellis County Jail in Rankin, Texas, on May 20, 2024. The next day, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent the jail…
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Leticia Chapa Rocha was booked into Dallas County Jail Lew Sterrett Justice Center on January 6, 2024. She died in the custody of the jail on May 12, 2024. The…
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At age 51, Jesus Ruben Hernandez was booked into El Paso County Jail. He went through intake on May 5, 2024, and only lived another 18 days. The El Paso…
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Pregnancy in jail can be very hard on both the mother and baby. Jails often fall short of providing quality prenatal care and birthing support.
Read More Pregnant inmates can face many problems while incarcerated. Poor prenatal care, separation from their newborns and a lack of choice can have long term effects.
Read More Inmates, and those recently released from prison, have higher rates of death from cancer than the general U.S. population.
Read More A special jail inspection was conducted at Travis County Jail in Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. The following day, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent the jail…
Read More On the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website, Red River County Jail in Clarksville, Texas, has been listed as non-compliant. As a result of the special jail inspection conducted…
Read More On April 25, 2024, a special jail inspection was conducted at Edwards County Jail in Rocksprings, Texas. Subsequently, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent the jail a notice…
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Medical needs while incarcerated are often addressed only once they become serious, which can cause harm or lead to preventable deaths.
Read More All Texas sheriffs and jail administrators received a Technical Assistance Memorandum from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) dated April 24, 2024. It doesn’t appear that any changes were…
Read More Milton Wilson Kaiser III was only 34 years old when he was booked into Dewitt County Jail at 8:50 PM on April 12, 2024. Tragically, he was pronounced deceased less…
Read More Sixty-four-year-old Tony Harrison Beaver was booked into Dallas County Jail on December 17, 2023. He was pronounced deceased on April 18, 2024. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office under the direction…
Read More A jail inspection was conducted at Leon County Jail in Centerville, Texas, on April 12, 2024. Four days later, on April 16, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent…
Read More A jail inspection was conducted at Upton County Jail in Rankin, Texas, on April 10, 2024. On the same day, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent the jail…
Read More The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent a technical assistance memorandum about the updated “Offense severity scale” to all Texas sheriffs and jail administrators on April 23, 2024. TCJS…
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