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Tom Green County Jail is Cited for a Rule Violation

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has cited Tom Green County Jail in San Angelo, Texas, for a jail standards violation. TCJS issued a notice of non-compliance to Tom…

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San Jacinto County Jail Fails State Inspection

San Jacinto County Jail in Coldspring, Texas, has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for one jail violation. A TCJS inspector visited San Jacinto County Jail…

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Falls County, Texas Jail Cited

Falls County Jail in Marlin, Texas, has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for 14 alleged jail violations. Records show that, in recent history, Falls County…

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Blanco County Jail Fails State Inspection

Blanco County Jail in Johnson City, Texas, has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for two alleged jail violations. Anytime a U.S. jail fails to uphold…

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Filing a Lawsuit Regarding Jail Negligence

A recent memorandum opinion and order sheds light on lawsuits against jails and medical providers for alleged negligence or constitutional violations.  In the legal case of Austin Sellars v. Sheriff…

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Why is appendicitis fatal in jail?

Appendicitis is a highly treatable condition and has a low death rate for those who seek treatment. However, cases of inmates dying from this condition continue to occur. About Appendicitis…

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How Untreated Infections Can be Deadly in Jail

Cuts, scrapes and wounds can easily occur in jail. What is harder though, is identifying, stopping and treating infections before they become deadly. Skin and Wound Infections There are no…

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Shelby County Jail is Found Noncompliant After a Detainee’s Death

On February 26, 2024, inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) visited Shelby County Jail in Center, Texas, as a follow-up to a death. They were subsequently cited…

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Managing Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in jail

Diarrhea, fatigue, and abdominal pain are relatively common symptoms that many people experience from time to time. Yet for some, these same symptoms can be signs of serious gastrointestinal problems…

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Hardin County Jail is Found Noncompliant After an Inmate’s Death

Hardin County Jail in Kountze, Texas, has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for a violation that is potentially associated with a custodial suicide. The special…

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Inmates Escape Texas Jail After Lack of Observation

Fannin County Jail in Bonham, Texas, has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for violating one jail standard. The escape of two inmates prompted the special…

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Inmates in Hill County Jail TX were at Risk Due to Failed Fire Safety Standards

Hill County Jail in Hillsboro, Texas, was subjected to its annual jail inspection on February 8, 2024. As a result, the jail received a citation from the Texas Commission on…

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Crockett, Texas Jail is Cited for Issues Related to Overcrowding

Crockett County Jail was scrutinized by inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) on February 9, 2024. As a result, TCJS inspectors cited the Crockett jail with four…

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Inmate Scott Jones Dies at 49 in Bryan TX Jail

Forty-nine-year-old Brazos County Jail detainee Scott Diangelo Jones died at 3:26 AM on January 26, 2024. Mr. Jones had entered the Bryan, Texas, jail 43 days earlier. When he was…

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What do you do if a Defendant Ignores a Jail Neglect Lawsuit?

After a federal lawsuit is filed regarding any alleged jail neglect, all defendants need to be timely served. Once all defendants are timely served, each defendant will have a specific…

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Terence Colbert Dies on 2/10/24 in Hunt County TX Jail

Terence Regal Colbert entered Hunt County Jail in Greenville, Texas, on January 12, 2024, and died in the jail’s custody on February 10, 2024. Mr. Colbert was 41 years old…

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How do I Keep Jail Negligence Lawsuit from being Dismissed

Jail Death Lawsuits are Difficult Without Experienced Help Jail neglect lawsuits can be complicated.  They are usually filed in federal court, and prosecuting lawsuits in federal court can be difficult…

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How to Find Out What Happened After Someone Dies in a Jail

How Do I Find Out Who to Sue in a Jail Neglect Lawsuit? One of the hardest things for a person to do, when that person’s loved one dies in…

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Inmate Robert Dodd was Found Deceased in McLennan County TX

Fifty-six-year-old detainee Robert B. Dodd was in the McLennan County Jail in Waco from April 3, 2023, until his death on May 25, 2023. The McLennan County Sheriff’s Department filed…

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Cesar Gomez Dies in a Seguin TX Jail Within 1 Day

Thirty-four-year-old detainee Cesar Andrew Gomez died on January 20, 2024, at 3:06 PM in Guadalupe County Jail. His death occurred less than 24 hours after his January 19 booking at…

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