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Following a special inspection of the Lavaca County Jail, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) issued an inspection report to the Hallettsville facility on May 13, 2025. The next…
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Bailey County Jail has been cited for one violation of minimum jail standards. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website now lists the Muleshoe, Texas, jail as one of…
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For Immediate Release Pecos, Texas – May 29, 2025 Peter Mendoza, Jr. was arrested and taken to the Reeves County jail. He was incarcerated in that jail for several days…
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website currently lists Webb County Jail as non-compliant with minimum jail standards. A jail inspection report was issued on May 8, 2025, with…
Read More The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent all sheriffs and jail administrators in the state Technical Assistance Memo #25-01 regarding complaint documentation. The May 7, 2025, memo states that…
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For the seventh year in a row, the Coryell County Jail has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for noncompliance with minimum jail standards. After a…
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There are currently two Harris County notices of non-compliance on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website; there have been at least 14 such notices issued since 2020. The…
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Fifty-nine-year-old Eric Genell Hubbard was booked into Waller County Jail on February 11, 2025. The intake officer noted that he appeared to be intoxicated by drugs or alcohol and he…
Read More John Douglas Dent was booked into the Guadalupe County Jail on March 23, 2024. He allegedly made suicidal statements at some point during his incarceration, and he exhibited mental health…
Read More Montague County Jail was sent a notice of non-compliance from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) on April 23, 2025. This followed the issuance of a jail inspection report…
Read More 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,…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
Read More 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…
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