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Kent Sylvester Cottrell, Jr. entered Kaufman County Jail on April 26, 2025. He was found unresponsive in single-occupancy cell A10B5 at 4:36 PM on May 1, 2025. Lifesaving measures began,…
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Eric Green, age 28, was booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center at 4:53 PM on April 17, 2025, and was placed in a detox cell. Tragically, Mr. Green…
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Wilson County Jail was listed for noncompliance on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website twice in 2024 and has now failed an April 2025 inspection. After a recent…
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After a special jail inspection of Dimmit County Jail, a jail inspection report was issued to the Carrizo Springs, Texas, detention facility on April 11, 2025. The Texas Commission on…
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Woman Incarcerated in Atascosa County Jail Dies After Multiple Seizures – Federal Lawsuit Filed For Immediate Release San Antonio, Texas – April 29, 2025 On May 2, 2023, an Atascosa…
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Lizza Elizabeth Gadlin was booked into Tarrant County Jail on April 15, 2025. Tragically, Ms. Gadlin died in the jail’s custody just four days later on April 19, 2025. She…
Read More The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website currently lists Oldham County Jail for non-compliance. Following an inspection, a jail inspection report was issued on March 19, 2025. Subsequently, a…
Read More The McCulloch County Jail is currently listed on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website due to non-compliance with minimum jail standards. A special jail inspection of the Brady,…
Read More Callahan County Jail was sent a notice of non-compliance after a March 27, 2025, special jail inspection. The Baird, Texas, jail is now listed on the Texas Commission on Jail…
Read More Woman Incarcerated in Hidalgo County Jail Dies of Sepsis – Federal Lawsuit Filed For Immediate Release McAllen, Texas – April 17, 2025 Melissa De La Cruz was arrested and ultimately…
Read More Sixty-six-year-old Timothy Donald Taylor was arrested on a drug/alcohol offense and booked into Hale County Jail at 12:10 PM on April 6, 2025. The booking officer indicated that he appeared…
Read More For the fourth year in a row, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has placed Leon County Jail on the TCJS website’s list of non-compliant jails. A notice of…
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has recently taken significant steps to enhance the transparency and accountability of investigations into deaths occurring in county jails. On April 2, 2025,…
Read More The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent Liberty County Jail a notice of non-compliance on March 24, 2025, that refers to both an escape and a riot occurring in…
Read More Alexis Oliva-Garcia entered Williamson County Jail on March 7, 2025. Per the custodial death report (CDR) filed by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Department, Mr. Oliva-Garcia made suicidal statements during intake.…
Read More Fifty-four-year-old James Fred Price was booked into Parker County Jail in Weatherford, Texas, on March 6, 2024. Tragically, Mr. Price died at 6:30 PM on March 24, 2025, while he…
Read More A new document listing the agencies appointed to investigate March jail deaths has been posted on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. A link to the report is…
Read More Andra Lamont Adkins was arrested by officers with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Department on March 10, 2025. He was booked into Dallas County Jail at 7:52 PM that…
Read More Devin Todd Williams was booked into Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas, on February 26, 2025, at 9:31 PM. For causes currently unknown, he was pronounced deceased inside the jail…
Read More Eric Dewayne Jackson III was only 22 when he entered Harris County Jail on April 14, 2024. Tragically, he died in the jail at age 23 on February 24, 2025.…
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