Randall County Jail Inmate Bryan Fields is Found Deceased

Bryan Austin Fields had his 29th birthday a month before he was booked into Randall County Jail on March 15, 2023. Tragically, he was discovered deceased in his single-occupancy cell on October 16, 2024. The cause of his death is unknown and awaiting autopsy results. Although custodial death reports (CDRs) are due to be filed within 30 days after a detainee’s death, the CDR about Mr. Fields wasn’t filed until December 2, 2024.

The CDR states that the deceased developed a medical condition that caused his death after being admitted into the jail, though nothing more specific about the illness or possible treatment he received is found in the report. However, the report does reveal that he exhibited mental health problems during the booking process. The summary of how Mr. Fields’ death occurred states that on August 8, 2024, a writ of mental commitment was issued. He was awaiting transfer to the state hospital.

After the body of the deceased was found at 4:45 AM on October 16, 2024, efforts were made to resuscitate him. Those efforts, having failed, stopped at 5:07 AM. He was only 30 years old when he was pronounced deceased.

The address of Randall County Jail is 9100 Georgia St, Amarillo TX 79118. The jail’s inmate capacity is 310.

Mental Health Challenges in Texas Jails

Approximately 34% of the inmate population in Texas jails have mental health disorders. An investigative report released in 2023 revealed that–in the eight-county greater Houston, Texas, area alone–at least 52 people with mental disorders died in local jails in the past decade.

Details follow about two of the custodial suicides mentioned in the report:

A 26-year-old was pulled off of a bridge railing by police officers. Fearing he would hurt himself, the officers arrested the man for public intoxication. He was provided with a blanket in the Kemah City Jail. Tragically, he was discovered deceased 40 minutes later, having used the blanket to hang himself. History shows that about 24% of jail suicides occur within the first 24 hours.
A 22-year-old was housed in the mental health cell block in Fort Bend County Jail. Tragically, the young man died after he was discovered hanging from the bars of his cell door. He had been at the jail from December 2021 through February 2022.

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