The National Commission on Correctional Health Care lifted the probationary status of the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility in June, according to documents The Tributary received in a records request, which shed light on efforts JSO has not publicized to improve conditions in the aging jail.
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Family of heart patient who died after Duval jail stay settles lawsuit
The family of a 54-year-old heart-transplant patient who died after a short stay in the Duval County jail settled a federal lawsuit over his death for $300,000.
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JSO officers sic K9 on unarmed man, prompting federal lawsuit
A Jacksonville man is suing the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and three officers, arguing his constitutional rights were violated during a traffic stop when one of those officers sicced a K9 on him and forced him to crawl back to the handler before releasing the dog from his maimed right arm.
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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters settles lawsuit in mother of five’s jail suicide death
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and a corrections officer have settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a woman who killed herself in the Duval County Pretrial Detention Facility after multiple suicide attempts.
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Duval jail reports fewer deaths in first full year under new medical provider
A year after changing medical providers, Duval County jail officials reported a more than 50% decrease in the amount of incarcerated people who died in the facility.
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If your incarcerated spouse falls deathly ill, the Duval jail might not tell you
The Alexanders’ story shows the difficulties families face when their loved ones fall sick behind bars and they can’t get updates on their conditions.
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Duval County inmate dies waiting for transfer to mental health facility
A 46-year-old man awaiting transfer to a mental health facility died in the Duval County jail on Tuesday, according to multiple media reports.
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Duval County inmate, 66, dies after ‘lengthy stay’ at hospital
Scott Stormes, 66, is the fifth person to die in custody of the Duval County jail this year.
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Arrest of heart transplant recipient who died wasn’t ‘the strongest,’ JSO sergeant said
A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sergeant deemed the arrest of a heart transplant recipient for a low-level misdemeanor as not “the strongest,” yet advised against reversing it, internal investigation documents show. Days after his release without crucial medication, the man died when his body rejected his heart.
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Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sued for publicly stripping man
A 47-year-old man has alleged in a lawsuit that his constitutional rights were violated when two Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers strip-searched him in public, without justification, in September 2022.