/tags/tarrant-county-jail Tarrant County Jail en-US Copyright Mon, 05 May 2025 20:05:32 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-05/womans-death-in-tarrant-county-jail-custody-caused-by-dehydration-medical-examiner-rules The family of the 56-year-old woman who died in Tarrant County Jail custody plans to file two lawsuits related to her death. Mon, 05 May 2025 20:05:32 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-05/womans-death-in-tarrant-county-jail-custody-caused-by-dehydration-medical-examiner-rules Megan Cardona /news/2025-05-05/tarrant-county-sheriffs-office-leads-dallas-county-jail-death-probe-own-investigations-noncompliant More than two dozen deaths in the Tarrant County Jail were not independently investigated as required. Now Tarrant County is investigating a Dallas County jail death. Mon, 05 May 2025 09:58:00 GMT /news/2025-05-05/tarrant-county-sheriffs-office-leads-dallas-county-jail-death-probe-own-investigations-noncompliant Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2025-04-21/tarrant-county-jail-death-april-2025 The woman died at John Peter Smith Hospital, according to the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:38:28 GMT /news/2025-04-21/tarrant-county-jail-death-april-2025 Miranda Suarez /criminal-justice/2025-04-21/anthony-johnson-jr-tarrant-county-jail-one-year-later Johnson died after Tarrant County jailers pepper sprayed him, and one knelt on his back for more than a minute. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Johnson's death a homicide by asphyxiation. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:40:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-04-21/anthony-johnson-jr-tarrant-county-jail-one-year-later Miranda Suarez /news/2025-04-15/father-of-anthony-johnson-jr-removed-from-tarrant-commissioners-court-while-addressing-ohare It's not the first time the family of Anthony Johnson Jr. has been removed from the court while making calls for accountability and justice for his death. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:50:39 GMT /news/2025-04-15/father-of-anthony-johnson-jr-removed-from-tarrant-commissioners-court-while-addressing-ohare James Hartley /criminal-justice/2025-04-02/tarrant-county-jail-compassionate-release Commissioner Alisa Simmons said she wanted the court to be briefed on compassionate release because of concerns over an inmate with terminal stomach cancer. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:12:55 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-04-02/tarrant-county-jail-compassionate-release Megan Cardona /criminal-justice/2025-03-26/tarrant-county-jail-death-investigations-phil-sorrells Under state law, every death in county jail custody triggers an independent investigation. That requirement places too big a burden on law enforcement, Tarrant County District Attorney Phil Sorrells wrote in a letter to the state attorney general's office. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:47:45 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-03-26/tarrant-county-jail-death-investigations-phil-sorrells Miranda Suarez /criminal-justice/2025-03-24/tarrant-county-jail-death-investigations-mason-yancy Jail deaths were not independently investigated by Fort Worth police, records show. A potential loophole in Texas law made the scenario possible. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-03-24/tarrant-county-jail-death-investigations-mason-yancy Miranda Suarez, Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report /government/2025-03-18/north-texas-lawmakers-want-to-reform-how-jail-deaths-are-investigated-heres-how A yearslong spike of in-custody deaths in the Tarrant County Jail could come under scrutiny by the Texas Legislature with a bipartisan pair of bills filed by Tarrant County House members Nicole Collier and David Lowe. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:21:31 GMT /government/2025-03-18/north-texas-lawmakers-want-to-reform-how-jail-deaths-are-investigated-heres-how David Montgomery | Fort Worth Report /criminal-justice/2025-03-11/tarrant-county-sheriffs-office-jail-death-late-report Jails have to report in-custody deaths to the state attorney general's office within 30 days. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:45:14 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-03-11/tarrant-county-sheriffs-office-jail-death-late-report Miranda Suarez