In the three days after Charles Faggart, a 31-year-old father and food truck vendor, was rushed to UF Health with fatal injuries from the Duval County jail, Sheriff T.K. Waters sent and received no email – or at least none that the sheriff’s office is willing to disclose – according to heavily redacted records obtained by The Tributary.
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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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In 2 months, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has already reported 4 inmate deaths
A 24-year-old who was incarcerated at the Duval County jail died on Tuesday evening at a local hospital after a medical episode, according to a news release from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
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Death of 66-year-old in Duval jail marks third this year
Leroy Beckett died on Wednesday while being treated at the hospital, according to a news release from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
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32-year-old woman’s death marks second this year at Duval jail
A 32-year-old woman who was incarcerated at the Duval County jail died Sunday after being found in medical distress, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
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Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reports first jail death of 2024
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has reported the first in-custody death of the year at the Duval County jail.
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64-year-old arrested on trespassing charge dies in Duval jail
A 64-year-old Jacksonville man who was arrested on a charge of trespassing on private property and defying an order to leave died in the Duval County jail while in isolation.
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Duval jail death toll hits 14 this year after 2 more reported
Two recent in-custody deaths at Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office—Walter James Matthews and Robert Shaffer—raise critical concerns about inmate healthcare, bringing this year’s toll to 14 at Duval County jail.
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Former Duval County jail medical provider failed to pay settlement on time, lawyer says
The Duval County jail’s former medical provider has landed itself back in court — this time for failing to pay the first sum in a wrongful-death settlement.