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TX deputy dies, another injured in crash while transporting an inmate

Texas deputy Charles Rivett was killed in a car accident while transporting a prisoner. The accident occurred in Centerville, about 160 miles north of Houston. The Texas Department of Public Safety is leading the accident investigation. A Texas sheriff was killed in a vehicle accident while transporting an inmate, and another deputy and an inmate […]

OR jail faces federal lawsuit after inmate dies during opioid withdrawal

An Oregon man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging wrongful death and negligence in the case of his daughter, who took her own life while recovering from opioids in a county jail. The lawsuit alleges the county failed to provide adequate treatment for the daughter’s physical and mental health needs. Prisons in other states have […]