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On October 12, 2024, at age 59, Terri Yvette Sandefur went through intake at Tom Green County Jail. Tragically, Ms. Sandefur died a week later. The custodial death report (CDR)…
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Sixty-five-year-old Manuel Morin Garza, Jr. was booked into Tom Green County Jail on October 14, 2024. A custodial death report (CDR) filed by the Tom Green County Sheriff’s Department on…
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Incarceration can decrease life expectancy, and for elderly inmates this effect can be more profound. Older inmates experience a number of health challenges.
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An inspection of Runnels County Jail was conducted by inspectors from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) on October 25, 2024. The jail was cited for violating one rule,…
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Coryell County Jail documentation was examined by inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) on October 25, 2024. The jail has subsequently been listed on the TCJS website…
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Suicide rates in jails continue to climb, and are outpacing the general population. Jailed inmates are at a higher risk of suicide death.
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Forty-seven-year-old Bryan Joseph Jenkins was booked into the Johnson County jail at 5:30 PM on October 29, 2024. He was placed in a multiple-occupancy holding cell and died less than…
Read More Eliar Otero lived only three days after being booked into Bexar County Jail on October 7, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. The custodial death report (CDR) about Ms. Otero was…
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Sixty-year-old James Willard was booked into Polk County Jail in Livingston, Texas, on September 7, 2024. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office filed the custodial death report (CDR) about Mr. Willard…
Read More After an October 15, 2024, jail inspection, Falls County Jail was found non-compliant for the second time in less than a month. It is also at least the 12th time…
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Deaf or hard of hearing inmates face additional challenges while in jail. Many facilities fail to provide proper accommodations, which can be harmful.
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website currently includes Wilson County Jail in its list of non-compliant jails. A jail inspection report was issued to the Floresville, Texas, jail…
Read More Falls County Jail was inspected by Texas Commission on Jail Standards inspectors on September 26, 2024. Subsequently, a notice of non-compliance was issued to the Marlin, Texas, jail on October…
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Cass County Jail documentation was examined by inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) on October 1, 2024. As a result, the Linden, Texas, jail is again listed…
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In jail, inmates are routinely dying from drinking too much water. Water intoxication or poisoning is more common with schizophrenia.
Read More Howard County jail in Big Spring, Texas, is now listed on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website alongside other non-compliant jails. During a special jail inspection at Howard…
Read More Crockett County Jail in Ozona, Texas, was recently added to the non-compliant jails listed on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website for the second time in 2024. The…
Read More Seventy-year-old Donna Pierre was booked into Howard County Jail on August 25, 2024, at 9:48 PM. She died approximately 40 hours later. A custodial death report (CDR) about Ms. Pierre…
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Young Man Dies by Suicide in Smith County Jail – Federal Lawsuit Filed For Immediate Release Tyler, Texas – October 9, 2024 Nathan Johns was arrested at the psychiatric unit…
Read More Federal Magistrate Judge Decides Medina County’s Motion to Dismiss Jail Death Case For Immediate Release San Antonio, Texas – 10/09/2024 — 59-year-old David Tumey was arrested and incarcerated in the…
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