Torry Lamont Newman Dies in Smith County, Texas (Tyler) Jail
The Smith County Sheriff’s Department, in Tyler, Texas, filed a custodial death report regarding the death of Torry Lamont Newman. Mr. Newman was only 46 years old at the time…
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Larry Darrell Douglas Dies in Potter County, Texas Jail
The Potter County Sheriff’s Department, in Amarillo, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Larry Darrell Douglas. Mr. Douglas was only 26 years old at the time of…
Read More For the 3rd Day in a Row, a Texas County Jail Inmate Commits Suicide-Pt5
Gilbert Shaw Medina was an inmate at Collin County Jail in McKinney, Texas, when he committed suicide on February 11, 2022. The 32-year-old was housed in a single cell, and…
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A Bexar County Jail Inmate’s February 2022 Death Marks the 9th-Pt 2
Daniel Maldonado was an inmate at Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas, from January 10, 2022, until his death on February 15, 2022. He died at age 31 for…
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A 6th TX County Jail Inmate Dies of Suicide in February 2022 Alone-Pt2
On March 2, 2022, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in El Paso, Texas, filed a custodial death report on Robert John Barela. Mr. Barela took his own life by…
Read More David L Tumey is the 7th Known TX County Jail Death in Feb 2022-Pt3
On February 24, 2022, the Medina County Sheriff’s Office filed a custodial death report with the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. The inmate who had died at Medina…
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Inmate Deaths in Texas County Jails–4th Day in a Row-Pt4
The Harris County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report on inmate Kevin Alexander Sanchez-Trejo on February 17, 2022. The report states that Mr. Sanchez-Trejo was booked into Harris County…
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6th Known Feb. 2022 Custodial Death Occurs in a TX County Jail-Pt3
A custodial death report prepared by the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office shows that Daniel Ray Monroy died while in the custody of the Grayson County Jail in Sherman, Texas. It…
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A Travis County TX Inmate Dies by Suicide on 2/9/22-Pt5
During the booking process at Travis County Jail, 500 West 10th Street in Austin, Texas, on February 7, 2022, it was noted by jail staff that Jared Jon Bell made…
Read More A 60-Yr-Old Lubbock County Jail Inmate Dies for Reasons Unknown-Pt4
Sweet Dagza was 60 years old when she died on June 23, 2021, 17 days after being booked into Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office in Lubbock, Texas. According to the custodial death…
Read More For the 3rd Day in a Row, a Texas County Jail Inmate Commits Suicide-Pt4
Gilbert Shaw Medina died at age 32 on February 11, 2022. He committed suicide in Collin County Jail in McKinney, Texas. December 8, 2021 was the day he was booked…
Read More TCJS Issues Technical Assistance Memo
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) issued a technical assistance memorandum on March 3, 2022, addressed to all sheriffs and jail administrators in Texas. Brandon Wood, TCJS Executive Director,…
Read More A 22-Yr-Old Fort Bend County Jail Inmate Dies on 2/4/22-Pt5
The custodial death report on Zachary Daniels that was filled out by the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office indicated that Mr. Daniels had made suicidal statements and exhibited mental health…
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A Bexar County Jail Inmate’s February 2022 Death Marks the 9th
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office in San Antonio, Texas, filed a custodial death report regarding Daniel Maldonado on March 3, 2022. Mr. Maldonado was booked into the Bexar County Jail…
Read More Daniel Maldonado Dies After Being in Bexar County, Texas Jail
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, in San Antonio, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Daniel Maldonado. Mr. Maldonado was only 31 years old at the time of…
Read More David L Tumey is the 7th Known TX County Jail Death in Feb 2022-Pt2
Just three days after David Lee Tumey was booked into Medina County Jail in Hondo, Texas, on February 10, 2022, he was discovered unresponsive in the single detox cell where…
Read More A 6th TX County Jail Inmate Dies of Suicide in February 2022 Alone
Robert John Barela was booked into El Paso County Jail in El Paso, Texas, on February 10, 2022. He was found in his single cell hanging from the ceiling by…
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Rains County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection
The Rains County jail, in Emory, Texas, failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). The Rains County jails is now listed as being non-compliant on TCJS’s…
Read More Nacogdoches County, Texas Jail Fails Inspection
The Nacogdoches County jail, in Nacogdoches, Texas, has once again failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). The TCJS Inspector inspected the jail on January 15,…
Read More Fannin County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection
The Fannin County jail, in Bonham, Texas, failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). A TCJS Inspector inspected the jail on January 26, 2022. The Fannin…
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