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Lizza Gadlin's death is one of 71 in the Tarrant County Jail since Sheriff Bill Waybourn took office in January 2017.
The medical examiner's office identified him as Richard Gutkowski. According to the sheriff's office, he was arrested for criminal trespass and booked into the jail July 29.
Kimberly Phillips died of malnutrition and dehydration after three weeks in the Tarrant County Jail. Her daughter is suing ...
Since then, 60 Tarrant County prisoners have died – an average of more than eight prisoners a year. (One additional Tarrant County prisoner died last year in a private jail in Garza County ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn said jail staff "performed magnificently" leading up to the death of Mason Yancy, who died in the Tarrant County Jail Dec. 27.
Eckert took charge of the jail at the end of 2020, a year when deaths spiked – 17 people died in custody. He’s worked for the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office for more than 30 years.
The Tarrant County Jail on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Amanda McCoy [email protected] Read the latest in our coverage of the Tarrant County jail.
Since 2017, at least 63 people have died while in custody at the Tarrant County Jail, most of which were due to medical issues or natural causes, according to the TCSO.