The county commissioners in August approved hiring outside counsel for those jailers, Rafael Moreno and Joel Garcia, each for up to $30,000 as well. In September, they approved hiring three more for other jailers named as defendants in the suit, also for up to $30,000 each.

We allowed full access to our facilities, staff, inmates, and documents. The NIC conducted a thorough assessment of the Tarrant County Jail and had no concerns. In fact, they said we are a "model institution" and referred to us as the "Cadillac of Jails."

Sheriff Bill Waybourn initiated a DOJ examination of Tarrant County Jail, results of which are shared via a "DOJ Series" on social media.

Waybourn said jailers had intervened and stopped 279 suicide attempts in 2023, and that number is already 350 this year.

About a month ago, the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office says it got rave reviews from the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Corrections. But at Tuesday's County Commissioner's meeting,