Watchdog Group Wants Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office Investigated After Decertification And Unattended Jail BirthA jail watchdog group is calling on commissioners to investigate the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office after the jail temporarily lost certification and a woman, unbeknownst to corrections officers, gave birth in a jail cell.
Inmate Gives Birth In Fort Worth Jail Cell; Corrections Officers Were UnawareJail staff knew the woman was pregnant and were checking on her regularly, according to the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office.
Heated Exchanges As Texas Lawmakers Discuss New Sandra Bland Cellphone VideoThere were heated exchanges Friday as Texas authorities discussed why cellphone video Sandra Bland took during a controversial traffic stop in 2015 was never made public.
Texas Jail Inmate's Escape Thwarted By Sprinkler SystemInvestigators in San Antonio say an inmate tried to escape through the ceiling of his cell but was caught after setting off a sprinkler system.
Cellphone Video Shot By Sandra Bland Shows Portion Of 2015 Texas Traffic StopCellphone video recorded by Sandra Bland shows for the first time her perspective as a white state trooper draws his stun gun and points it at her.
Officer Says Prosecutors Silenced Him In Sandra Bland CaseA police officer in the small Texas town where Sandra Bland died in a jail cell says the county's top prosecutors threatened to end his career if he came forward with what he says is evidence of wrongdoing.
Vigils To Mark 1-Year Anniversary Of Sandra Bland DeathVigils and ceremonies are planned to make the one-year anniversary of the death of Sandra Bland, a black woman who died in a Texas jail cell after a traffic stop.
Changes At Texas Jail Where Bland Died Difficult To AttainSeveral recommendations issued by a panel investigating the small-town Texas jail where Sandra Bland died could be difficult to implement, including a call to separate sheriff and jail operations.
Woman Found Dead In Tarrant County JailThe Sheriff's Department will conduct an internal investigation.