Orange County jail fails inspection
The Orange County jail, which was damaged in Hurricane Rita, remains uninhabitable, according to a Texas Commission on Jail Standards inspection this month.
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The Orange County jail, which was damaged in Hurricane Rita, remains uninhabitable, according to a Texas Commission on Jail Standards inspection this month.
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By JAMES M. O'NEILL / The Dallas Morning News
The U.S. Department of Justice is launching an investigation into medical care at the Dallas County Jail to see whether there have been systemic violations of inmates' constitutional rights.
By JAMES M. O'NEILL / The DallasMorning News
The U.S. Department of Justice is launching an investigation into medical care at the Dallas County Jail to see whether there have been systemic violations of inmates' constitutional rights.
Debby Schamber - The Orange Leader
There's no place like home for Orange County Jail inmates.
A federal prison in the El Paso area was locked down Wednesday after some inmates started fights that left several of them slightly hurt.
Authorities at the La Tuna Federal Correctional Institution say no prison personnel were hurt in last night's disturbance.