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Complaints to TCJS about Inmate Medical Care are Common-Pt4
Two County Jail Inmates Die of Sepsis Investigative reporters uncovered a tragic and disturbing story about denial of medical care in a county jail outside Texas. A 37-year-old inmate, a…
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Jail Death Lawyer Texas – A Jail Inmate Dies After Pleas for Medical Help are Repeatedly Denied for Days
A jail inmate begged for medical help repeatedly for days, but his pleas were allegedly ignored by the jail’s nurse and staff. A surveillance video captured his cries for help.…
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DeWitt County Jail Inmate Dies From Serious Illness – Texas Rangers Likely to Investigate
The DeWitt County Sheriff’s Department, in Cuero, Texas, filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Christopher Lee Beck. Mr. Beck was only…
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A Prisoner from Miller County Jail Dies at a Hospital in Texarkana, Arkansas
On Monday, April 30, 2018, in Texarkana, Arkansas, 60-year-old Welton Watson was sent from Miller County Detention Center to Wadley Regional Medical Center because of medical issues. On the same…
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A Prisoner at Marion County Jail in Arkansas Dies Within Hours After He is Reported to Have an Acute Illness
Matthew Stephenson, a prisoner at Marion County Jail in Yellville, Arkansas, became acutely ill at about 7:44 p.m. on April 21, 2018, according to Marion County Sheriff Clinton Evans. A…
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County Jails in Texas are Required to Provide Needed Medical Services to Prisoners
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) compiled a report indicating that in 2016, 45% of all prisoner complaints were related to medical services. Prisoners have a right to needed…
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Cass County, Texas Jail is Cited for 2 Alleged Violations of Minimum Jail Standards
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) routinely conducts inspections of local jail facilities to ensure that they are safe, secure, and suitable. Last year Cass County Jail was inspected,…
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Inmate Dies at County Jail in Galveston, Texas
On November 15, 2017, Jerry Louise Hill passed away after being in the custody of the Galveston County Sheriff’s Department. Information in this post was obtained from a custodial death…
Read More Search for Witnesses in Laredo Regarding the Webb County Jail and Death of Mario Andrade, Jr.
Our law firm recently filed suit against Webb County and others regarding the death of Mario Andrade, Jr. Mr. Andrade died in the Webb County Jail in Laredo, Texas, from…
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