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A federal judge dismissed the claims against Tarrant County and six of the named jailers, but nine defendants remain.
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A 36-year-old man died in the Tarrant County Jail Saturday following complications from an attempted suicide. He was the first person to die in the jail this year.
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Johnson died in Tarrant County Jail custody, and his death was ruled a homicide. Two jailers were charged with murder and 15 were included in a lawsuit filed by his family.
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Law enforcement handcuffed one man on the ground and dragged him out of the meeting room. They slammed another man against a wall.
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Dallas County Chief Deputy Shannon Herklotz has accepted a position as a Tarrant County jail operations administrator.
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Shannon Herklotz most recently worked for the Dallas County Sheriff's Office.
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Almost 70 people have died in Tarrant County custody since 2017. They were remembered at a protest Friday evening.
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The cause of death for the 31-year-old man has not been released.
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Tarrant County will put $4.5 million towards keeping the Mental Health Jail Diversion Center open. The center is an alternative to jail for people with mental health issues who are suspected of low-level crimes.
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A 51-year-old man became unresponsive before he was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth.
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A woman with intellectual disabilities and a severe seizure disorder was so neglected in the Tarrant County Jail she had to be placed in a medically induced coma, the lawsuit alleges.
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The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office welcomed third-party experts to review the jail's healthcare procedures. Democratic County Commissioner Alisa Simmons says the federal government should still conduct a civil rights investigation.