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Tarrant County Commissioners agreed to pay $22.5 million for 500 beds at a private prison four hours away from Fort Worth.
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Javonte Myers died in his Tarrant County jail cell in 2020. Two former county jailers also face criminal charges for allegedly lying about checking on Myers.
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Derreal Lawayne Jackson’s cause of death is still pending.
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Eleven Tarrant County residents brought stories of jail deaths, abuse and neglect to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.
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Reginald Lowe was charged with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury for allegedly beating Cory Rodrigues while he was in custody.
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Gabriel Piñón, who is autistic and has intellectual and developmental disabilities, was booked into the jail on June 8.
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The Tarrant County Jail has a history of complaints about medical neglect.
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Tarrant County formed a 287(g) agreement with ICE in 2017, allowing some jailers to work as immigration agents.