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Tarrant County has already paid out at least $1.6 million in settlements for other lawsuits over deaths and injuries in the jail.
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Chasity Congious gave birth alone in her cell in 2020. She was jailed again last week for probation violations.
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Critics of the project have said the Sheriff's Office could use other law enforcement training facilities nearby.
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Some inmates at Tarrant County’s jails will no longer be charged for emergency ambulance rides, after the county’s hospital district approved a reimbursement agreement with MedStar.
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Executive Chief Deputy Charles Eckert is a veteran of more than 30 years at the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office. He’s in charge of the day-to-day jail operations.
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Arlington police are investigating several unlicensed adult care homes that operated in multiple Tarrant County cities. The company owner is currently in the county jail.
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The county jail system has about 200 open detention officer positions, and corrections officers are working mandatory overtime, according to the county.
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The state found medical neglect and other problems at the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility near Lubbock.
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The man's death early Wednesday happened at a time when the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office faces public scrutiny over its treatment of people detained in the jail.
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State inspectors found problems like medical neglect and missing documentation at the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility in West Texas.
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The Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility in Garza County has been out of compliance with state standards since December.
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The county has now agreed to pay at least $1.6 million in jail lawsuit settlements in recent years.