Danger on the street. Blue flasher on the police car at night.
The Trinity County Jail, in Groveton, Texas, failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) occurring in 2022. As a result, on July 20, 2022, the TCJS issued a notice of non-compliance. When a TCJS inspector was investigating pursuant to a complaint, the TCJS inspector determined that the Trinity County, Texas jail was over capacity in multiple occupancy cells. The TCJS inspector also determined that the jail violated the minimum standard regarding serving meals to inmates. The inspector determined that the Trinity County Jail served only two meals without any supplemental food service.
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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.
Dean Malone