· waybourn in october presented a report from the national institute of corrections, an agency of the department of justice, on conditions in the county jail. · bill waybourn, who is up for reelection in november, has been the focus of intense criticism over jailhouse deaths. · tarrant county commissioners expressed support for some of the reforms being floated by the tarrant county sheriff’s office, which include body cameras for jailers and a third-party review of the agency’s policies. · for years, tarrant county has struggled to keep its jail fully staffed. · 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. ” · the new jail facilities include over 400 inmate cells designed and constructed to manage high risk, high security inmates. The project includes new jail medical facilities and a new booking area. Now, the county is trying a new proposal that doesnt involve hiring its own detention officers. · 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. ”

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