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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.
The cause of death was hanging. In connection with his death, the jail was issued a notice of non-compliance by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards for failing to properly observe inmates. Jail or Agency: Bell County Jails; State: Texas; Date arrested or booked: UNKNOWN; Date of death: 5/23/2016; Age at death: 45
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
At the Manhattan Detention Complex, jail Captain Hillman was on-duty when inmate Ryan Wilson attempted suicide. According to prosecutors Hillman hesitated to call for medical support and filled out non-essential paperwork instead of responding to Wilson, who died. Hillman was convicted of negligent homicide. [24] 23 October 2020: Terence Sutton
A man plays a game in the Brothers in Arms cell block, a new veteran-focused program, at the Harris County Joint Processing Center, part of the county jail system, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in ...
A Texas woman was sentenced to 28 years in jail for starving her stepson to the point ... Deputies with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office were first notified about the horrific abuse ...