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Earlier this month, there were about 180 vacant jobs in the Tarrant County Jail, according to the sheriff鈥檚 office. Understaffing can make the jail less safe for detention officers and the people incarcerated there.

The Tarrant County jail has struggled with staffing 鈥� a common problem in jails and prisons around the country.

Kimberly Phillips died of hunger and thirst in Tarrant County Jail custody. The Denton County Sheriff's Office investigated and cleared jail staff of any crimes.

Javonte Myers died in his Tarrant County Jail cell in 2020, and investigators found Darien Kirk and Erik Gay had lied about checking on him. Both have now been sentenced.

In an email read aloud to county commissioners Wednesday, Sheriff Bill Waybourn said he would not give any more briefings called by Democratic Commissioner Alisa Simmons.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office identified him as 63-year-old Steven Whittley.

Kimberly Phillips died of malnutrition and dehydration after three weeks in the Tarrant County Jail. Her daughter is suing the county for information about her incarceration and death.

Kimberly Phillips, 56, died on Feb. 18. The local medical examiner鈥檚 office ruled she died of complications of dehydration and malnutrition.

The family of the 56-year-old woman who died in Tarrant County Jail custody plans to file two lawsuits related to her death.

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.

Charles Hermes and Carolyn Rodriguez were arrested at a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting in late January.

The woman died at John Peter Smith Hospital, according to the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office.