What Happens when Jails do not Provide Medical Care?
Medical needs while incarcerated are often addressed only once they become serious, which can cause harm or lead to preventable deaths.
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Medical needs while incarcerated are often addressed only once they become serious, which can cause harm or lead to preventable deaths.
Read MoreAll Texas sheriffs and jail administrators received a Technical Assistance Memorandum from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) dated April 24, 2024. It doesn’t appear that any changes were…
Read MoreMilton Wilson Kaiser III was only 34 years old when he was booked into Dewitt County Jail at 8:50 PM on April 12, 2024. Tragically, he was pronounced deceased less…
Read MoreSixty-four-year-old Tony Harrison Beaver was booked into Dallas County Jail on December 17, 2023. He was pronounced deceased on April 18, 2024. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office under the direction…
Read MoreA jail inspection was conducted at Leon County Jail in Centerville, Texas, on April 12, 2024. Four days later, on April 16, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent…
Read MoreA jail inspection was conducted at Upton County Jail in Rankin, Texas, on April 10, 2024. On the same day, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent the jail…
Read MoreThe Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent a technical assistance memorandum about the updated “Offense severity scale” to all Texas sheriffs and jail administrators on April 23, 2024. TCJS…
Read MoreA jail inspection was conducted at Karnes County Jail in Karnes City, Texas, on April 16, 2024. Promptly on April 18, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent the…
Read MoreA special jail inspection was conducted at Hutchinson County Jail in Borger, Texas, on April 15, 2024. The next day, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent the jail…
Read MoreFrancisco Javier Salinas, age 41, entered Bexar County Jail at 4:20 AM on April 17, 2024. He was pronounced deceased in a holding cell 51 hours later at 7:19 AM…
Read MoreForty-year-old Duane Ventimiglia was booked into Bexar County Jail on April 13, 2024. He was pronounced deceased just 5 days later on April 18. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office under…
Read MoreA special jail inspection was conducted at Victoria County Jail in Victoria, Texas, on April 8, 2024. Subsequently, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sent the jail a notice…
Read MoreFollowing an April 8, 2024, special jail inspection, Sutton County Jail in Sonora, Texas, was sent a notice of non-compliance from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). Sutton County…
Read MoreDonald Wayne Ashby, age 58, was booked into Kaufman County Jail at 1900 E US Hwy 175 in Kaufman, TX 75142 on April 6, 2024. He was pronounced deceased only…
Read MoreFifty-seven-year-old Tonya Ann Williams entered Smith County Jail in Tyler, Texas, on April 4, 2024. Ms. Williams died 3 days later. The cause of her April 7, 2024, death is…
Read MoreMarsha Hernandez entered Bastrop County Jail in Bastrop, Texas, on April 3, 2024. Tragically, Ms. Hernandez died after a week of incarceration. The cause of her April 9, 2024 death…
Read MoreFollowing an inspection that took place from March 25-26, 2024, Midland County Jail was cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for two alleged jail violations. One pertains…
Read MoreOn April 5, 2024, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department filed a custodial death report (CDR) about 48-year-old Angelica Martin. She was booked into the Dallas County Jail Lew Sterrett Justice…
Read MoreAs a result of a March 18, 2024 inspection, Jim Wells County Jail has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for one jail violation. Jim Wells…
Read MoreA notice of non-compliance was sent to Gonzales County Jail on March 20, 2024. The Gonzales, Texas, jail has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for…
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