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Dallas Jail-DMN & DOJ Report

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

11:14 PM CDT on Monday, July 21, 2008
 
By KEVIN KRAUSE / The Dallas Morning News
kkrause@dallasnews.com
 
While Dallas County jails have made significant progress in the last three years, inmates with health problems and mental illness still aren’t getting adequate care fast enough, a team of inspectors has reported.

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The five-person team visited the jails [...]

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County Tries to Spin DOJ Lawsuit-Nice Try

October 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Dallas Can’t Spin Latest Jail LawsuitThe County can’t get away from the latest bad news on its troubled jailBy Matt Pulle Published: September 27, 2007Dallas Observer
Jeffrey Ellard lies in a bed at Presbyterian Hospital recovering from surgery. Nearly two weeks ago, doctors implanted a metal rod in his left leg in place of his [...]

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US Sues Dallas County in Federal Court over Jail

September 14th, 2007 · No Comments

U.S. sues Dallas County over jail By ANABELLE GARAY, Associated Press Writer Thu Sep 13, 9:24 PM ET
DALLAS - Conditions at the Dallas County jail are unsafe and the health care there inadequate, putting inmates at risk, federal prosecutors allege in a lawsuit against the county and its sheriff.
The U.S. Attorney’s office asked the [...]

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