Tarrant DA asks AG if custody investigation law applies only to deaths within jail walls
Jail advocates and attorneys said the interpretation provides sheriff’s offices with a scapegoat opportunity to evade ...
Texas jail commission begins appointing outside agencies to investigate custody deaths
The list of appointments was posted less than a month after the Star-Telegram found the Texas Commission on Jail Standards ...
Forgotten in jail without a lawyer: How a Texas town fails poor defendants
Officials in Maverick County openly acknowledge that poor defendants accused of minor crimes are rarely provided lawyers. And ...
Medical tech accused of providing drugs to inmate in Smith County Jail
Jessica Riley, 41, of Tyler, a Smith County contract medical employee working as a medication technician for the Smith County ...
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South Dallas drug bust: 2 arrested, drugs and guns seized
Dallas police officers involved in an investigation into the manufacturing and distribution of illegal narcotics executed a ...
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Inmate dies at Georgetown County jail after ‘experiencing medical condition,” officials say
An inmate housed at the Georgetown County Detention Center has died after suffering a medical condition, officials announced Saturday. The Georgetown County ...
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Dallas County crime spree: Man accused of robbing bank, stealing 7 cars in one day
The Dallas police arrested a man that they say committed at least 14 violent felonies across Dallas County on Thursday, ...
Woman ‘essentially starved to death’ in Tarrant County jail in February, family says
A woman who died in the Tarrant County jail in February “essentially starved to death” after not being fed according to her ...