Jail advocates and attorneys said the interpretation provides sheriff’s offices with a scapegoat opportunity to evade ...

The Star-Telegram received the autopsy for a woman who died in the Tarrant County jail through an open records request to the ...

Under state law, every death in county jail custody triggers an independent investigation. That requirement places too big a ...

Jail deaths were not independently investigated by Fort Worth police, records show. A potential loophole in Texas law made ...

A woman who died in the Tarrant County jail in February “essentially starved to death” after not being fed according to her ...

A man was arrested for allegedly making a terroristic threat against Tarrant County Commissioner Manny Ramirez.

It's just the latest mishap as the Sheriff’s Office is facing scrutiny for the dozens of in-custody deaths that have occurred ...

A Texas sheriff says Mexican cartel members are “running scared” and fearful of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal ...

Failure to report a custody death within 30 days constitutes a class B misdemeanor crime, per the Texas Penal Code.

(Ashley Landis) Tarrant County’s new jail chief brings with him commendations from his previous employers and a wealth of experience in county jail operations, according to his personnel files ...

Tarrant County Jail Administrator Shannon Herklotz is one of many public officials copied on the letter. The letter cites the statute in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure that requires the ...