Willacy County, Texas Jail Fails Another Inspection
The Willacy County jail, in Raymondville, Texas, has once again failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”). The inspection occurred on June 1, 2021.
The Willacy County jail had failed an inspection occurring on December 11, 2020. The TCJS re-inspected the jail in June 2021 and found that there are still significant issues. The TCJS inspector noted that there were still concerns with preventative maintenance and sanitation. Such issues included water in inmates’ cells, water pressure in inmate housing, two shower panels that needed to be affixed to a wall, and a water mixing valve that was placed inside a shower for inmates to control.
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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.
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