Tarrant County recently hired a new chief to oversee the jail system.Shannon Herklotzpreviously worked for the Dallas County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. The former head of the Tarrant County Jail retired last May after a series of inmate deaths, includingAnth...
TARRANT COUNTY– A U.S. district judge dismissed Tarrant County from the civil lawsuit filed by the family of Anthony Johnson Jr.Johnson, a marine veteran, waskilled during an altercationinside the Tarrant County Jail in April 2024. He was 31.Court records show the case against Tarrant Coun...
How does the bail bond process work? When a person is taken into custody, he or she, as determined by the court jurisdiction in which an individual is detained, may be permitted to be released on bail. A bail bond can be posted immediately following booking and processing procedures by the...
What’s on the May 3 ballot in Tarrant County? Fort Worth has the most people vying to lead the city. By Julia JamesApr 22, 2025 Woman died Saturday in Tarrant County jail custody, cause unclear Inmate was arrested by DFW Airport police on April 15. By Julia JamesApr 22, 2025 Advert...
The former head of the Tarrant County Jail retired last May after a series of inmate deaths, includingAnthony Johnson's.Two jailers have been chargedwith murder in his death. "I'm not out to get anyone except the people that seem to be freaking okay with these numbers,...