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Public commenters press Dallas County for answers after multiple in-custody deaths and request court review
Summary
Public speakers at the Commissioners Court urged the county to improve notification and transparency after a spike in in-custody jail deaths and asked for policy reviews of family- and criminal-court practices; speakers called for designated liaisons and improved procedures for notifying families.
Several public speakers used the Commissioners Court public-comment period to press the county for answers following an increase in in-custody deaths at the Dallas County Jail and to request reviews of court procedures.
Tamara Hutchison, a community organizer with the Texas Veil Project, told the court that four in-custody deaths occurred in November and that the county has reported 12 in-custody deaths…
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