According to county records, 11 people have died in the jail so far this year. The number already surpassed the total for last year, which was 10 deaths.

Alexis Cardenas was being released from jail when he fought his way back inside. Officers used a Taser on him, and a short ...

The lawsuit attempted to show that Tarrant County has a “widespread pattern and practice of subjecting its prisoners to harm” by allowing drugs into the jail.