Commissioner says sheriff misled public in promoting Tarrant County as "Cadillac of Jails"
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn planned to proudly discuss a United States Department of Justice report with County Commissioners that he released in October.But Commissioner Alisa Simmons wasn't ready to jump on the "Cadillac of Jails" moniker from the review in May.
Tarrant County commissioner claims rave reviews of county jail not completely accurate
About a month ago, the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office says it got rave reviews from the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Corrections. But at Tuesday's County Commissioner's meeting, Commissioner Alisa Simmons said the public was misled.
Tarrant County Jail needs federal civil rights investigation, county commissioner says
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.
Tarrant County Commissioners OK another $370K for attorneys in jail death lawsuit
The county commissioners in August approved hiring outside counsel for those jailers, Rafael Moreno and Joel Garcia, each for up to $30,000 as well. In September, they approved hiring three more for other jailers named as defendants in the suit, also for up to $30,000 each.
Tarrant County Sheriff shares jail inspection results with commissioners during special meeting
On Tuesday, Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn shared details from a new report showing the cause of death for nearly 60 inmates over the last seven years.The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) conducted the report during their visit from May 13-15 earlier this year.
Tarrant County approves a slew of outside attorneys in jail death lawsuit
During Tuesday’s meeting, county commissioners approved outside attorneys for eight defendants at $30,000 each.
‘Cadillac model of a jail.’ Tarrant sheriff briefs county commissioners on feds’ report
Waybourn said jailers had intervened and stopped 279 suicide attempts in 2023, and that number is already 350 this year.
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