Tarrant County Jail

Dozens of residents and family members of individuals who died while in Tarrant County Jail custody this year condemned the jail and sheriff's office during a rally Tuesday.

Gemma Leigh Swingle died at the county jail Saturday morning, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's website.

Fort Worth activist EJ Carrion had an arrest warrant over a disrupting a public meeting charge, his friend Alexander Montalvo said Wednesday.

Tarrant County paid Recana Recruiting and Staffing Solutions about $2.3 million seven months of its early terminated two-year contract.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday heard oral arguments on whether Tarrant County and several detention officers should be added back to Anthony Johnson Jr.’s wrongful death lawsuit. They were dismissed from the suit last year.

Dozens of community members protested Tuesday before the Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting and spoke out during public comment.

Victor Runnels, 61, was arrested June 11 on a parole violation, according to court records.

The three county jail deaths have occurred over the span of four days. County Commissioner Alisa Simmons was joined by family at a press conference Friday who demanded details surrounding their son’s death.

This is the second in custody death at the county jail this week. Another man, James Johnson, died at the jail Monday.

A 40-year-old man died Monday after experiencing a medical emergency, according to the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office.

Shuntae Broadus died at Tarrant County Jail last December. Her death was caused by genetic abnormalities, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office Thursday.

Chasity Bonner died while in custody at Tarrant County Jail on May 24, 2024. Her mother filed a federal lawsuit against the county and 10 jailers.