Dequan Ward Dies in Colorado’s El Paso County Jail
Dequan Antonio Ward was an inmate in Colorado’s El Paso County Jail when, at 4:30 a.m. on August 15, 2025, he was discovered unresponsive in his bunk bed. Medical staff…
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Robert Simpson Dies Upon Release from Lassen County Jail California
In California news, a Susanville inmate at Lassen County Jail was being released on August 14, 2025, when he had a medical emergency and died. Details follow. Robert Wayne Simpson,…
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Caiden Miers Dies in Caddo Parish’s Vivian Police Jail Louisiana
In Louisiana news, Caiden Ray Miers was an inmate in the Vivian Police Jail when a tragedy occurred. Mr. Miers was found unresponsive in his cell at about 7:15 p.m.…
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Chad Scott Dies in the Inverness Jail in Oregon’s Multnomah County
In Oregon news, an inmate in North Portland, Oregon’s, Inverness Jail died on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Details follow. Chad William Scott was booked into Inverness Jail and Detention Center…
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Dallas County Jail Exceeds Holding Cell Time Limits
During a special jail inspection of Dallas County Jail on July 22, 2025, inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) found that the jail had violated one minimum…
Read More Bandera County Jail is Found Lax in the Supervision of Inmates in Restraints
A special jail inspection was conducted at Bandera County Jail in Bandera, Texas, on July 24, 2025. Inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) discovered that the jail…
Read More Van Zandt County Jail is Cited for Violating a Life Safety Training Rule
A special jail inspection of Van Zandt County Jail on July 30, 2025, was followed by a citation issued to the Canton, Texas, jail for failing to comply with one…
Read More Grimes County Jail Denies an Inmate Needed Emergency Medical Care
After a July 29, 2025, special inspection, Grimes County Jail in Anderson, Texas was found noncompliant with one minimum jail standard. As a result, the Anderson jail has been added…
Read More Inmate Mary Brucato Dies at Charleston County’s Al Cannon Detention Center South Carolina
In South Carolina news, 23-year-old Mary Emma Brucato was an inmate in Al Cannon Detention Center when she was found unresponsive in her cell at about 3 p.m. on Monday, August…
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Inmate Abriana Pesante Dies After Incarceration in Monroe County Jail
In news from New York, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office shares details about the August 7, 2025, death of an inmate who was in the custody of Monroe County Jail.…
Read More Russell Stout Dies In a Cell at Tippecanoe County Jail Indiana
Indiana State Police reports on a jail death that occurred Tuesday night. Details follow. At approximately 11:55 a.m. on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, police received a report of a…
Read More Uvalde County Inmate Ernesto Amaro Dies in Under a Day
Ernesto Alonzo Amaro, 44, was arrested and booked into Uvalde County Jail at 10:23 p.m. on August 12, 2025. Tragically, he was declared deceased fewer than 21 hours later. The…
Read More Johnson County Jail Fails an Inmate on Suicide Watch
After an August 4, 2025, special inspection of Johnson County Jail, inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) cited the jail for non-compliance. TCJS added Johnson County Jail…
Read More Shelby County Jail Inmate Christopher Ross is Paralyzed After a Stabbing
In Memphis, Tennessee, news, Christopher Ross, 31, was booked into the Shelby County Jail on July 21, 2025, on drug-related charges, according to his Aunt Karen Fisher. On August 6,…
Read More Inmate Amber Enlow Dies in El Paso County Jail CO
In Colorado news, Amber Enlow was detained in El Paso County Jail. According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO), at about 5:38 a.m. on August 8, 2025, Ms.…
Read More Lowndes County Jail Inmate Sammy Harris Dies After Collapsing
In Mississippi news, 44-year-old Sammy Harris was on his 37th day of incarceration at Lowndes County Adult Detention Center and awaiting trial when he collapsed. It was 6 p.m., and…
Read More Garland City Jail Inmate William Kimbrough Dies After Hospitalization
William Hunter Kimbrough was arrested and booked into Garland municipal jail on August 8, 2025, at 7:56 p.m. He was arrested for possession of fentanyl and tampering with evidence. Tragically,…
Read More Maressa Ann Mays Dies in a Baton Rouge Pre-Trial Facility
In Louisiana news, Maressa Ann Mays, 34, was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, a pre-trial facility, on July 14. Tragically, Ms. Mays was pronounced deceased in the…
Read More David King Dies After Incarceration in Florida’s Duval County Jail
David Wayne King, 41, was booked into the Duval County Jail on drug-related charges in early March 2025, according to news out of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Mr. King was…
Read More Sidney Simmons is Found Deceased in Rankin County Jail
In Mississippi news, Sidney Simmons, 27, was found deceased in her cell in the Rankin County jail on August 10, 2025. Bailey Martin, spokesperson for the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation…
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