The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office has notified the public of the year’s first in-custody death at the county jail, after an ...

The 36-year-old man had been screened multiple times and showed no warning signs of suicidal behavior, officials said.

A 36-year-old inmate at the Tarrant County Jail died at John Peter Smith Hospital following complications from an attempted ...

A man was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on Feb. 4 after he was arrested for a parole violation in Palo Pinto County for ...

It appears to be we’ve got problems there,” says the brother of a man who died in sheriff’s office custody in December.

Johnson died in Tarrant County Jail custody, and his death was ruled a homicide. Two jailers were charged with murder and 15 ...

A U.S. district judge dismissed the claims against Tarrant County in the civil case brought by the family of Anthony Johnson ...

The former head of the Tarrant County Jail retired last May after a series of inmate deaths, including Anthony Johnson's. Two jailers have been charged with murder in his death. "I'm not out to ...

Yancy had underlying health issues and struggled with drug addiction, a condition shared by 80% of Tarrant County Jail inmates, Waybourn told commissioners. He died after collapsing in his cell ...

Herklotz’s hire came as Tarrant County faced increased scrutiny over rising in-custody deaths. In 2024, eight inmates died in custody at the jail. Since 2017, more than 65 inmates have died in ...

The role Shannon Herklotz assumed in Tarrant County earlier ... The downtown jail, among other issues, was facing overcrowding and was shipping some inmates to facilities in West Texas and Louisiana.