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Ector County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

The Ector County Detention Center, in Odessa, Texas, failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) and is now listed as being non-compliant. The TCJS inspection occurred…

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Robert John Barela Commits Suicide in El Paso, Texas Jail

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, in El Paso, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Robert John Barela. Mr. Barela was only 37 years old at the…

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A Harris County Jail Inmate Commits Suicide Within 3 Hours-Pt5

Simon Peter Douglas was arrested and booked into Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas, on February 10, 2022. He exhibited mental health problems, as indicated in the custodial death report. Within…

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Inmate Deaths in Texas County Jails–4th Day in a Row-Pt3

Kevin Alexander Sanchez-Trejo died on February 12, 2022, in Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas. He had been a detainee there since November 21, 2021. On the day of his…

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A Travis County TX Inmate Dies by Suicide on 2/9/22-Pt4

During booking at Travis County Jail in Austin, Texas, on February 7, 2022, Jared Jon Bell made suicidal statements. Two days later, a jailer left the inmate alone to make…

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6th Known Feb. 2022 Custodial Death Occurs in a TX County Jail-Pt2

On November 17, 2021, Daniel Ray Monroy was booked into Grayson County Jail located at 200 S. Crocket Street in Sherman, Texas. Mr. Monroy was seen hanging by his neck…

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For the 3rd Day in a Row, a Texas County Jail Inmate Commits Suicide-Pt3

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…

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A 60-Yr-Old Lubbock County Jail Inmate Dies for Reasons Unknown-Pt3

To correct the last post, Sweet Dagza actually died on June 23, 2021, an inmate of Lubbock County Jail in Lubbock, Texas. June 6, 2021, was her date of booking. The…

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A 22-Yr-Old Fort Bend County Jail Inmate Dies on 2/4/22-Pt4

The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial report about Zachary Daniels on February 8, 2022. The report indicates that 22-year-old Daniels was an inmate at Fort Bend County…

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Inmate Deaths in Texas County Jails–4th Day in a Row-Pt2

Kevin Alexander Sanchez-Trejo was booked into Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas, on November 21, 2021. A sergeant discovered that Mr. Sanchez-Trejo was unresponsive in his single cell on February…

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David L Tumey is the 7th Known TX County Jail Death in Feb 2022

David Lee Tumey was booked into Medina County Jail in Hondo, Texas, on February 10, 2022. He was found unresponsive at 8:00 pm on February 13, 2022, and was declared…

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David Lee Tumey Dies in Medina County, Texas Jail

The Medina County Sheriff’s Office, in Hondo, Texas, filed a report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of David Lee Tumey. Mr. Tumey was 54 years old…

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6th Known Feb. 2022 Custodial Death Occurs in a Texas County Jail

Daniel Ray Monroy was booked into Grayson County Jail in Sherman, Texas, on November 17, 2021. On February 9, 2022, jailers were called to his cell because he was seen…

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A Harris County Jail Inmate Commits Suicide Within 3 Hours-Pt4

On February 10, 2022, Simon Peter Douglas died less than 3 hours after being booked into Harris County Jail, which is located in Houston, Texas. In that short period of…

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Daniel Ray Monroy Dies in Grayson County, Texas Jail

The Grayson County Sheriff’s Department, in Sherman, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Daniel Ray Monroy. Mr. Monroy was only 29 years old at the time of…

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A Travis County TX Inmate Dies by Suicide on 2/9/22-Pt3

Jared Jon Bell was booked into Travis County Jail in Austin, Texas, at 11:27 PM on February 7, 2022. He made suicidal statements and, yet, was left alone with a…

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For the 3rd Day in a Row, a Texas County Jail Inmate Commits Suicide-Pt2

The custodial death report for Gilbert Shaw Medina was prepared by the Collin County Sheriff’s Office in McKinney, Texas. The report shows that Mr. Medina made suicidal statements. Yet, he…

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A 60-Yr-Old Lubbock County Jail Inmate Dies for Reasons Unknown-Pt2

Sweet Dagza died in the Lubbock County Jail in Lubbock, Texas, on June 6, 2021. Yet, the custodial death report about 60-year-old Dagza wasn’t filed until February 15, 2022. The…

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Inmate Deaths in Texas County Jails–4th Day in a Row

Kevin Alexander Sanchez-Trejo was an inmate in Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas, when he was found unresponsive on February 12, 2022. Despite the application of life-saving measures, the 21-year-old…

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Kevin Alexander Sanchez-Trejo Dies in Harris County Jail

The Harris County Sheriff’s Department, in Houston, Texas, filed a report regarding the custodial death of Kevin Alexander Sanchez-Trejo. Mr. Sanchez-Trejo was only 21 years old at the time of…

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