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Brown was beaten to death by two inmates who were later charged with aggravated assault causing bodily injury, authorities told Houston Press. Jail or Agency: Harris County; State: Texas; Date arrested or booked: 4/3/2016; Date of death: 4/5/2016; Age at death: 46; Sources: Texas Commission on Jail Standards, www.houstonpress.com, Harris County ...
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.
He was sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Dennise Hayslip, and her other boyfriend, Darren Cain, on 30 April 1998. Thompson made headlines in 2005 by escaping from Harris County Jail in Houston , Texas , after a re-sentencing hearing where he was sentenced to death for a second time, using a forged ID badge, claiming to be with ...
On March 30, 2022, Buntion's lawyers asked the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to commute Buntion's death sentence to a lesser sentence or to give him a ninety-day reprieve. [15] They argued that Buntion's sentence should be commuted because it was imposed by a jury that wrongly predicted he would pose a future danger to fellow inmates. [17]
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 ...
The inmate’s name and cause of death have not yet been published on the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s website. According to the release, he was arrested by Fort Worth police on Nov. 21 and ...
Tarrant County passed a $18 million contract with the Garza facility in 2022. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
Johnson, an inmate at the Tarrant County Jail, was found unresponsive in his cell on April 18 after 5:30 a.m after he hadn’t shown up for breakfast, according to a news release from the Sheriff ...