Tarrant County hires a new chief to run the county jail amid lawsuits, outcry over deaths
Shannon Herklotz was most recently a chief deputy of detention services at the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, according to his LinkedIn page. Before that, he ran the Harris County Jail. He spent the longest stretch of his career — more than 20 years — at TCJS, the state agency that inspects jails.
The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office announced it has hired the head of Dallas County jails to oversee its own operations.
The day before he was sworn into his third term in office, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar received good news. The jail ...
A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% ...
Harris County Jail officials didn’t search inmate’s wheelchair containing handgun, state report says
According to the report, state inspectors reviewed security footage and found that the personal wheelchair "had not been ...
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that its jail has regained compliance with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS).
the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and the Texas Attorney General's Office, review and investigate all in-custody deaths. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner will release the inmate's name and ...
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