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Cassis Griffin Dies in Williamson County Jail After 3 Months

Cassis James Griffin was booked into Williamson County Jail on April 23, 2024. Tragically, Mr. Griffin died in the jail’s custody three months later on the day of his 45th…

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Mclendon Caldwell Dies After Incarceration in Tarrant County Jail

Sixty-eight-year-old Mclendon Caldwell entered Tarrant County Jail on February 2, 2024. He died of unknown causes on July 12, 2024. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report…

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Carson County Jail in Panhandle TX is Found Non-Compliant

Carson County Jail in Texas is currently listed as a non-compliant jail on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. A notice of non-compliance was sent on July 19,…

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Shelby County Jail is Cited for 8 Minimum Standard Violations

Shelby County Jail in Center, Texas, is currently listed as a non-compliant jail on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. A notice of non-compliance was sent on July…

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Michael Rosas Dies in Bexar County Jail within 26 Hours

Forty-six-year-old Michael Rosas was booked into Bexar County Jail at 11:13 AM on July 28, 2024. Tragically, he lived for only about another 26 hours. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office…

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Ward County Jail is Non-Compliant in Classification of Inmates

Ward County Jail in Texas is currently listed on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website for non-compliance. Notice of non-compliance correspondence was sent on July 17, 2024, the…

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Potter County Jail Inmate Van Houang Dies

Van To Houang was booked into Potter County Jail on January 12, 2024. At age 58, he died of unknown causes on July 29, 2024. A custodial death report (CDR)…

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Diabetic Emergencies in Jails

Diabetic emergencies are dangerous, and hard to manage when they occur in jail. Symptoms are often missed, which delays medical treatment, and can be deadly.

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Paulo Medrano Dies After Booking into Fort Bend County Jail

Paulo Esteban Medrano was booked into Fort Bend County Jail at 4:40 PM on July 2, 2024. He immediately experienced a medical emergency and was transported to Oak Bend Hospital,…

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Guadalupe County Jail Inmate Margaret Rooney Dies on Day 3

Margaret Elizabeth Rooney, at age 44, was booked into Guadalupe County Jail on July 11, 2024. She died in the jail’s custody two days later. A custodial death report (CDR)…

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Angelina County Jail Inmate Michael Stolich Dies in 36 Hours

Michael Allen Stolich was booked into Angelina County Jail at 11:06 PM on July 21, 2024. Tragically, Mr. Stolich died approximately 36 hours later. He was only 46 years old,…

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How should Diabetes be managed in Jail?

Managing diabetes is challenging while in jail. The ADA set forth recommendations on how diabetes can be managed while incarcerated.

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Legal Options for Diabetics in Jail

Diabetes is a serious medical need, and without proper care can cause physical harm. Inmates can pursue legal actions when they don't receive adequate care.

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Problems for Diabetics in Jail

Diabetics face many challenges with receiving proper care while in jail. Without adequate medical care, serious complications and even death can occur. There are many low-cost accommodations that facilities can…

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Burleson County Jail Inmate Carrie Craig Dies

Carrie Neile Craig was booked into Burleson County Jail on July 1, 2024. Tragically, she died of unknown causes six days later. The custodial death report (CDR) that the Burleson…

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Sinclair Jones Jr. Dies After 22 Hours in a Beaumont TX Jail

Sinclair Jones, Jr., was booked into Jefferson County Jail at 2:19 PM on May 30, 2024. Tragically, he died approximately 22 hours later. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department filed the…

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Navarro County Jail Problems with Dispensing Medication

Navarro County Jail in Corsicana, Texas, is currently listed as a non-compliant jail on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. A notice of non-compliance was sent on June…

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Oscar Lopez Dies in Hidalgo County Jail on Day 5

Oscar Lopez went through intake at Hidalgo County Jail on February 6, 2024. Tragically, he died in the jail’s custody four days later. The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Department filed the…

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Taylor County Jail Inmate David Hunt Dies in 67 Hours

Fifty-three-year-old David Christopher Hunt was booked into Taylor County Jail at 8:00 PM on July 2, 2024. He was placed in a detox cell, where he was found unresponsive less…

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Howard County, Texas Jail Fails a May 2024 Jail Inspection

Howard County Jail in Texas is currently listed as a non-compliant jail on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. The latest non-compliance correspondence was issued on June 3,…

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