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Dibbles died after a seizure. Jail or Agency: Harris County; State: Texas; Date arrested or booked: 5/18/2016; Date of death: 5/25/2016; Age at death: 33; Sources: www.houstonchronicle.com, Harris County District Clerk
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As of 2024 the Harris County jail facilities together have a capacity for 9,575 inmates; at time they have held over 12,000. Due to a state-mandated staffing ratio, the HCSO had to ship inmates to other jails, including some in Louisiana; in June 2010 1,600 Harris County inmates were serving time at other jails. By January 2012 the Harris ...
In 2011, a 72-year-old inmate at the Harris County Jail died from complications of a heart attack after suffering physical trauma caused by correctional officers. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] In response to a public outcry over excessive force, Garcia fired two jailers and one deputy for failing to aid the inmate.
There may be one county jail in your area but multiple police lockups. Contact the local sheriff and police departments to determine how many facilities hold new detainees, even if it's only for 24 to 72 hours. If a local jail doesn't send out press releases about deaths — many don't — file public records requests to obtain unreported ...
As of 2012 the Harris County jail facilities together have a capacity for 9,434 inmates; at time they have held over 12,000. Due to the excess number of prisoners, the HCSO had to ship inmates to other jails, including some in Louisiana; in June 2010 1,600 Harris County inmates were serving time at other jails. By January 2012 the Harris County ...
The jail in Brazos County, Texas, which has around 650 inmates, has had only one completed suicide in the past 10 years, according to Kit Wright, a sergeant and nurse at the county sheriff's office. The county makes an effort to keep people with mental health issues out of jail: Last year, crisis intervention officers diverted 214 people to ...
Tarrant County detention officers found the inmate hanging in his cell shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday. The officers cut him down and immediately started life-saving measures, the Tarrant County ...