jailers not liable for failing to provide medical care to a detainee who refused treatment
Facts In 2018, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call that Fernando Macias was having a mental health crisis and threatening his mother’s
Facts In 2018, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call that Fernando Macias was having a mental health crisis and threatening his mother’s
Facts In 2019, Sylvia Gonzalez was elected to a seat on the city council. As her first act in office, Gonzalez participated in organizing a
Facts In 2018, Wade Tyson called the Sheriff’s Department of Sabine County, Texas, to request a welfare check on his wife, Melissa Tyson. Wade reported
Facts Earnest Matthews is an inmate currently in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Matthews brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit
Facts Many cities privatize their prisons. Monroe, Louisiana is no exception. From 2001–2019, the City engaged Richwood Correctional Center, LLC, to house arrestees and inmates.
Facts By October 2017, Kelli Page had spent several months in the Coryell County jail awaiting trial. She was a 46-year-old woman, who stood 5’6”