Red River County Jail in Clarksville, Texas Fails Another State Inspection

The Red River County jail, in Clarksville, Texas, failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”) and is now listed as being non-compliant. The inspection occurred on or about October 6, 2021.

The TCJS inspector determined, after reviewing medication administration records (“MARs”), that those records failed to show that medications were being distributed in accordance with written instructions from a physician. The inspection report also indicated that inmates were not being allowed at least one hour of supervised recreation at least three days per week.

The finding regarding MARs is troubling. Our law firm is currently litigating and planning to go to trial next year on claims against Red River County as a result of the death of Christopher Cabler. Mr. Cabler committed suicide in the Red River County jail. An investigation into his death, conducted by a Texas Ranger, resulted in information indicating that the jail, with regard to Mr. Cabler, failed to properly complete MARS and also failed to assure that he had been taking needed medications. It appears that Red River County has failed to change its policy, practice, and/or custom related to administering medications. Hopefully, the latest issue addressed by the TCJS did not result in a death or serious injury.

Written By: Dean Malone

Dean Malone

Dean Malone is the founder of Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a jail neglect civil rights law firm. Mr. Malone earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA, and from Baylor University School of Law with a general civil litigation concentration. Mr. Malone served in several staff positions for the Baylor Law Review, including executive editor. Mr. Malone is an experienced trial lawyer, trying a number of cases to jury verdict and also handling arbitrations through final hearing. He heads the jail neglect section of his law firm, in which lawyers litigate cases involving serious injury and death resulting from jail neglect and abuse. Lawyers frequently refer cases to Mr. Malone due to his focus on this very complicated civil rights practice area.