· despite having several deaths occur so far in 2024, tarrant county jail was noted as a “model jail facility” where “several practices meet and may even exceed national standards of care. ” · tarrant county — the tarrant county sheriff is defending his jail amid protests and calls for change from community members at tarrant county commissioners court on tuesday. Department of justice report reviewing the conditions and procedures at the tarrant county jail comes amid concerns over in-custody deaths. · in january 2025, protests erupted outside the tarrant county jail (tcj) in fort worth, texas, with demonstrators holding signs that read “sheriff of shame” and “69 + deaths = mass murder. ” · there have been over 70 in-custody deaths at the tarrant county jail in texas in almost a decade. Families, activists, and concerned citizens have questions and argue that the sheriff’s. Since tarrant county sheriff bill waybourn took office in 2017, at least 70 people have died in the county jail -a rate more than three times that in federal custody and vastly higher than. · the letter, addressed to the department of justice, uncovers the grim realities of life within the confines of the tarrant county jail.

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