Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn says jailers "performed magnificently" ahead of the inmate's death. Mason Yancy's loved ...

Wood, executive director of the commission, wrote in the Nov. 19 letter that if the jail failed to take adequate corrective measures, the agency could issue a remedial order. Under the Texas ...

A 28-year-old detention officer ... He came in to work for the jail," Norman said. "You can work in the jail when you are 18. You can’t be a peace officer in Texas until you’re 21," Norman ...

SHERMAN, Texas (KTEN) — Grayson County Commissioners and Judge Bruce Dawsey held their first meeting of the new year on Tuesday. The ongoing $39.5 million jail expansion project was a top focus.

The sheriff's office said 45-year-old inmate Arron Semeion Thompson was ... Video recordings from inside the jail inside the area called "F-Tank" showed at 3:33 p.m., Bias "verbally contacted ...

A Texas mom allegedly duct-taped a 7-year-old relative’s mouth shut then locked ... but Anderson will likely now spend the holidays in jail, facing a felony charge of unlawful restraint, the ...

A Texas corrections officer ... with escorting a prisoner, 45-year-old Arron Thompson, to his cell. According to investigators, Thompson was booked into jail last month on three counts of assault ...

Detention officers and JPS Medical staff provided life-saving medical assistance to the 31-year-old man ... Sheriff's Office jail staff, an outside law enforcement agency, the Texas Commission ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Isaiah Bias, 28, was working at the Ellis County Detention ...

TERRE HAUTE — Vigo County announced Tuesday that the former county jail at 201 Cherry St. will undergo demolition later this week or early next week. Commissioner Chris Switzer posted on Facebook that ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Deputies arrested a 50-year-old fugitive wanted for theft ... Alvarado was booked into the El Paso County Jail. RECOMMENDED: El Paso residents detain man, raising ...