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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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Waybourn has made border issues and immigration one of his main issues as sheriff.
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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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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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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 retired federal law enforcement official will face incumbent Republican Sheriff Bill Waybourn in the November general election.
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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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Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn participated Thursday in a public forum about the jail in Arlington.
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Town hall in Arlington to bring Tarrant County sheriff, activists to discuss jail conditions, deathsThe public is welcome to ask questions at the panel Thursday.
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Tarrant County College's Next Phase Program is designed to help people get an education and avoid going back to jail.
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The Tarrant County jail population has risen in recent years. Local activists asked county commissioners to apply fiscal conservatism to jail costs.