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Investigations into Texas Jail Deaths Find Thousands of Guards Untrained, on Temporary Licenses

Loaded on Oct. 7, 2019 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News October, 2019, page 46
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Jail Misconduct, Jail Specific, Wrongful Death, Guards/Staff. Location: Texas.

by Matt Clarke

An investigation by the Dallas Morning News into the Christmas Eve 2016 death of prisoner Andy Debusk at the Parker County jail revealed that not only did the guards at the privately-operated facility contribute to Debusk’s death, but several were untrained and employed under temporary licenses. The ...

 

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