Valen Long Dies after Incarceration in Harris County Jail
Valen Lucas Long was booked into Harris County Jail on April 21, 2025. Tragically, Mr. Long died in the jail’s custody on June 1, 2025. He was only 26 years…
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This website is maintained by Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a Dallas, Texas law firm representing people for jail neglect, abuse, and suicide cases.
44-Year-Old Joey Campbell Dies in Kootenai County Jail
Forty-four-year-old Joey Campbell died in Idaho’s Kootenai County Jail on May 30, 2025. Results of an autopsy are awaited to learn Ms. Campbell’s cause of death. An investigation into the…
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Marion County Jail Inmate Jose Soto-Araujo Dies on 6/19/25
Jose Soto-Araujo of Beaverton, Oregon, an inmate at Marion County Jail, was found unresponsive in his cell on June 19, 2025. Deputies at the jail and medical staff immediately administered…
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Camden County Inmate Edward Brooks is Beaten to Death
Edward D. Brooks of Newark, Delaware, was an inmate at New Jersey’s Camden County Correctional Facility when he was repeatedly punched by a fellow inmate at approximately 1:00 p.m. on…
Read More Rabun County Jail Inmate Jacie Harrison Dies at 22
Jacie Louise Harrison was allegedly uncooperative and in an intoxicated condition as she was arrested on June 5, 2025, and placed in Rabun County Detention Center in Tiger, Georgia. Within…
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Mya Carlton Dies After Self-Harm in Michigan’s Kent County Jail
Mya Carlton was an inmate at Kent County Correctional Facility when she was found unresponsive from an act of self-harm in her cell. Ms. Carlton was taken to a hospital,…
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Third Dallas County Jail Detainee Dies of Water Intoxication – Third Federal Lawsuit Filed
Third Dallas County Jail Detainee Dies of Water Intoxication – Third Federal Lawsuit Filed For Immediate Release Dallas, Texas – June 19, 2025 The Dallas County jail has a long…
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2 Inmates Die Within a Week in South Central Regional Jail in West Virginia
Two inmates at the South Central Regional Jail in Charleston, West Virginia, died within six days of each other in June 2025. During routine checks conducted on June 12, 33-year-old…
Read More Brooks County Jail Again Violates a Life Safety Rule
Due to noncompliance, Brooks County Jail in Falfurrias, Texas, has recently been added to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. TCJS inspectors found that Brooks County Jail failed…
Read More TCJS Cites Washington County Jail for Non-Compliance
Washington County Jail in Brenham, Texas, has been added to the list of non-compliant jails on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. A notice of non-compliance was sent…
Read More Benjamin Emery McGuire Suddenly Dies in Travis County Jail
Benjamin Emery McGuire was booked into the Travis County Correctional Complex in Del Valle, Texas, on April 24, 2025. He suddenly collapsed in his single-occupancy cell on the afternoon of…
Read More Milam County Jail is Cited for Three Inmate Supervision Violations
Milam County Jail is now listed as non-compliant on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. A special jail inspection report was issued on May 28, 2025. The Cameron,…
Read More TCJS Currently Lists Liberty County Jail 6 Times for Non-Compliance
There were already five notices of non-compliance addressed to Liberty County Jail on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website when another was recently added. A special jail inspection…
Read More Press Release: Federal Court Denies Jail Medical Provider’s Request to Dismiss Claims About Death of 24-Year-Old Man
Federal Court Denies Jail Medical Provider’s Request to Dismiss Claims About Death of 24-Year-Old Man For Immediate Release Tyler, Texas – June 3, 2025 D’Vonte Valentine was arrested by the…
Read More TCJS Cites Lavaca County Jail for a Medication Distribution Violation
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…
Read More Bailey County Jail is Cited for a Suicide Screening Violation
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…
Read More Man Incarcerated in Reeves County Jail Dies of Pneumonia – Federal Lawsuit Filed
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…
Read More TCJS Issues Webb County Jail a Notice of Non-Compliance
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 Texas Jails Receive New Procedures for the Investigation of Complaints
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…
Read More Coryell County Jail is Found Noncompliant for a 7th Year
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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