Tarrant County sheriff defends jail amid protests, calls for change over in-custody deaths
The Tarrant County Sheriff is defending his jail amid protests and calls for change from community members at Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday.The contentious meeting came after two more inmate deaths in December.
Recent Tarrant County jail deaths unite groups from both sides of political aisle
A group of conservative Second Amendment activists joined the calls for accountability in the Sheriff’s Office that progressive groups have been making for years.
2 arrested during protest over jail deaths at Tarrant County Commissioners Court
Tensions over jail deaths escalated during a Tarrant County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, leading to the detention of three people following multiple disruptions and confrontations.
Emotions ran high, two arrested at Tarrant County Commissioner's Court at briefing on jail deaths
During the first meeting of the year at Tarrant County Commissioner’s Court, emotions ran high as Sheriff Bill Waybourn along with other officials gave an update about recent jail deaths. Two people were arrested during the meeting after the sheriff’s office said they disrupted court proceedings.
Two people sent to jail at contentious Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting
Law enforcement handcuffed one man on the ground and dragged him out of the meeting room. They slammed another man against a wall.
Tarrant County sheriff says jail staff 'performed magnificently' before inmate died. The inmate's family disagrees.
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn says jailers "performed magnificently" ahead of the inmate's death. Mason Yancy's loved ones dispute the Sheriff's account.
Tarrant County hires new chief jailer amid ongoing lawsuits, criticism over deaths
In May, executive chief deputy Charles Eckert announced his retirement. Eckert had been with the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office for 32 years. Eckert told the Star-Telegram that his retirement was unrelated to recent deaths in the jail.
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