| Statistics
for 2000 |
Month
of December
|
| Stiles.....
22nd.
Officer was sliced with a razor blade during an exchange
of necessities to an Ad-Seg offender. The officer was
seriously cut from the wrist to the fingertips. Numerous
stitches were required. (unoffical report) |
| Stiles.....
18th: Female CO was attacked by a minimum security
offender. Another female CO came to her aid. When the two
could not fight off the offender, the responding officer
dispersed a blast of C.O.P. gas which halted the
assailant. No serious injuries were sustained. (unoffical
report) |
|
December
17, 2000
On this date,
we honor the memory
of our fallen coworker,
Correctional Officer Daniel Nagle
Killed
in the Line of Duty
McConnell Unit, Dec. 17, 1999.
May he be the last to fall
at the hands of an offender!
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| Connally.....
13th: Seven trusty
offenders escapee from unit armed with a dozen or more
weapons after overtaking a unit picket. The
inmates had been working as trusties in the unit's
maintenance shop when they managed to overpower shop
staff and gain access to the unit's back gate and
ultimately, an officer security picket. They overpowered
seven staff members and three maintenance workers, placed
them in restraints and barricaded them in the maintenance
shop. The inmates fled from the unit in a state pickup
truck, but not before first stealing civilian clothes
from the restrained TDCJ employees, as well as at least
some of the employees' wallets. Two employees were
treated and released at an area hospital while one
employee remained overnight. (The Huntsville Item) |
| Month of November |
| Stiles.....
18th: CO was assaulted and beaten by offender. No details
at this time. (unoffical report). |
| Telford.....
10TH:
Officer was assaulted a medium custody offender. The
officer received a broken jaw and numerous cuts about the
head, as well as some missing teeth. The inmate received
only superficial injuries. Reports are that the offender
had been bragging from sometime that this type incident
was going to take place. (unofficial report). |
| McConnell.....
CO was escorting an offender back to his cell. Upon
entering thencell, the inmate returned and assaulted the
officer. The CO was struck in the face. During the
struggle the inmate bit the officer on the ear. (unoffical
report) |
| Torres.....
CO was
reported assaulted by offender during a physical
alercation of unspecified type. Officer was treated for
lacerations to his scalp which required sutures. (unoffical
report) |
| Skyview.....
Officer
assaulted by inmate by punching him in the nose. CO
received lacerations and abrasions, some which were
caused by the offenders fingernails. (unoffical report) |
Month of October
|
| Jester
IV.....
Co assaulted when offender struck him with a food tray. (unoffical
report) |
| Clements.....
CO
assaulted after being verbally threatened. Offender
picked up a chair. When ordered to put it down, he
complied but charged the officer. CO treated for
lacerations and hand injury. (unoffical report) |
| Ferguson.....
CO opened
tray slot to give a offender a food loaf. The offender
struck the officer in the stomach with fist. A MUOF
resulted. (unofficial report) |
| Clements..... 12TH: CO was stabbed in the
thigh with a two foot spear with metal attached to the
end. Weapon was not recovered. (unoffical report - date
unconfirmed) |
| Montford.....
11TH:
An inmate
found sitting on his cell floor with a sheet tied around
his neck. Transported to hospital by careflight. Last
information was removal of all life support. (unofficial
report) |
| Michael..... Possible gang related violence
when occurred when one inmate was assaulted by five
inmates on rec yard. (unoffical report) |
| Beto
I.... One
inmate was assaulted by two offenders and received
serious injuries when struck by a food can filled with
wet toilet paper and a possible fan motor both in a pair
of socks. (unoffical report) |
| Telford..... An inmate struck by another by
some type of weapon when appeared to have been similar to
a rod. Weapon was not found. Inmate treated for minor
wounds to chest and back. (unoffical report) |
| Allred.... Possible gang related inmate
assault. Inmate received wounds when assaulted with
weapons in the dining facility. Weapons found were a
razorblade attached to a toothbrush, a can of food in a
pillow case and a broken pitcher. (unoffical report) |
| Smith.....
A series of
stabbings occured. The unit was locked down for a
thorough shakdown. A number of weapons were located. (unofficial
report) |
| Connally..... An inmate escaped from his cell
at Connally and stabbed another offender 20 times. (unoffical
report) |
| Hobby.....
2ND: Two
medium custody offenders convinced a newly hired officer
that they were housed in the area with closed custody and
a few medium custody offenders. The offenders were
allowed access to the housing area in which two more
medium custdoy offenders were housed. As a result the two
offenders who were actually housed in the officer's
assigned areas were stabbed and cut. (unofficial report) |
Month of September
|
| Gatesville..... 28TH: An inmate created a
disturbance during the evening meal. She began thrashing
a pitcher of cool-aid at another offender. The inmate
back away and was barely struck. Four other inmates
recented minor injuries, most bruises, from being struck
by the motions of the pitcher held by the agressive
offender. (unoffical report) |
| Wynne..... 22ND: An inmate attempted to escape but
was located on the roof. The minimum custody inmate was
missing at 6:45pm during count. Unit Administrators
didn't put out an escape notice until 8:30pm,
approximately 2 hours after he was first reported missing.
He was not located until 11:45pm. (The Huntsville Item) |
| McConnell..... 22ND: 42 year old inmate was
found dead in his cell Friday morning after an apparent
suicide. A sheet was tied around his neck and then tied
to an air vent. (The Huntsville Item) |
| Moore.....
19TH:
An inmate
escaped and was missing for about five hours. He was
caught as he was walking back towards the unit. He
claimed he was lost. (unoffical report) |
| Hughes.....
8TH: An
inmate stabbed another inmate during the breakfast meal.
The unit was placed on partial lockdown. Some reports
indicate possible gang violence. (unoffical report) |
Month of August
|
| Coffield..... 27TH: A hispanic inmate stabbed
another hispanic inmate on the rec yard for minimum
custody offenders. The unit is on lockdown until further
notice. (Coffield Officer) |
| Hightower..... 24TH: Hispanic male was severely
stabbed while in his cell. The inmate was transported by
Careflight to the hospital after being stabbed about 20
times. No weapon has been found. Medium Custody is still
locked down. (unoffical report) |
| Gatesville..... 18TH: A hostage situation was
reported in which an offender was holding another
offender hostage. One of the offenders was cut and/or
stabbed. Details have not been made available. (unoffical
report) |
| Robertson.....
14TH:
A female
employee was sexually assaulted by a prison gym orderly.
The inmate who was serving a life sentence apparently
committed suicide shortly after the attack. The unit is
in a lockdown status. (KTXS TV, Abilene) » » » The unit is under
lockdown after a female employee was sexually assaulted.
The inmate implicated in the attack committed suicide.
The unit will remain on lockdown until further notice. (KTAB TV, Abilene) » » » An
inmate hanged himself Monday afternoon shortly after
sexually assaulting a female employee in the office area
of the prison’s gymnasium. He then wrapped a cord
around his neck and hanged himself in the same room. The
injured woman managed to get to a telephone and call for
help after the attack occurred. She was taken to Hendrick
Medical Center, and has since been released. (Abilene
Reporter News) |
| Wynne..... 8TH: An inmate escaped
driving tractor-trailer cab while avoiding gunshots from
prison guards and smashed through a prison fence, then
left the truck on an airport runway before fleeing in
another vehicle believed driven by his wife. (Houston
Record Chronicle) » » » UPDATE: The Wynne Unit escapee and his
wife were located by officers using tracking dogs under a
tree near Lost Indian Camp Road in northern Walker County.
The inmate reportedly had to be taken by force while his
wife willingly surrendered to authorities. They were less
than seven miles from the unit. (The Hunstville Item) |
| Gatesville..... 5TH: Female inmate stabbed after an
argument with another. One of the offenders removed a pin
from the rec yard weight lifting equipment and stabbed
the other offender several times in the head. (unofficial
report) |
Month of July
|
| Garza
East.....
Female CO was assaulted as she came out of an officer's
restroom. The officer had a massive heart attack during
the assault and has not been able to return to work. (unofficial
report) |
| Coffield..... 20TH: A fight erupted
between Close Custody LOP inmates and other Close Custody
inmates after a fire was started by those on LOP. An
attempt to get them stop failed after the 37mm gas gun
would not discharge. Guards then threw a hand gernade and
order was restored. No officers were hurt. (unofficial
report) |
| Hobby..... 18TH: Sergeant struck with drinking
pitcher while pat searching closed custody offenders
during a meal turnout. The female SGT was assisting other
officers with the feeding of these offenders when one
inmate grabbed a pitcher and hit the SGT several times in
the head. Reported a number staple type sutures were
required to close the injury sustained by the SGT. The
offender has been transferred to Gatesville Unit. (unoffical
report) |
| Terrell..... 17TH: A Texas prison inmate
found dead in his cell Monday night is believed to have
been killed by another inmate. The body of a 27-year-old
inmate was found lying on the floor of his cell by
correctional officers who were making a routine cell
check at about 9:30 p.m. Monday. A shoestring was tied
around his neck. (The Huntsville Item) |
| Coffield..... 17TH: A large gang
fight on the Rec Yard between members of two black gangs.
Reportedly no officers were hurt but several inmates were
hurt pretty bad. The unit is said to be about 200
officers short. (unofficial report) |
| McConnell.... 6TH: Four prison gang
members were injured, one with 14 stab wounds, when
inmates from a rival gang jumped them in a planned attack.
After the attack, guards locked all of the prison's
inmates in their cells and, during an initial search,
found two homemade knives, 7 and 8 inches long. (Corpus
Christi Caller-Times) |
| Walls..... 3RD: A correctional
officer was injured by an inmate who attempted to
sexually assault her at the Huntsville (Walls) Unit. The
female officer was forced into a unit utility closet by
an inmate who attempted to sexually assault her while
threatening to cut her with a single-edged razor blade.
The CO began to yell and struggle with the inmate and
eventually he grabbed her by the throat and began choking
her. The two fell to the ground where he began to knock
the officer's head against the floor. Another inmate
entered the cell block and saw the two fighting. That
inmate was able to distract the aggressive inmate long
enough for the officer to get away. The CO was taken to
the unit infirmary and later to Huntsville Memorial
Hospital for treatment of a concussion and various
abrasions. On Tuesday, the 4th, the officer was taken by
family members to a Bryan area hospital after she
complained of blurred vision and uncontrollable shaking.
(The Huntsville Item) |
| Telford..... 3RD: Corrections
officer assaulted while searching an offender's cell
while he showered. The inmate returned to the cell,
entered, and struck the officer. The officer fought back,
but his knee gave out. He fell, but tried to get up. The
inmate rushed him causing his knee to give again. The
officer was pinned down and the inmate worked him over. A
sergeant helped rescue the CO. Both were taken to the
hospital with injuries. (unoffical report) |
| Month of June |
| Stiles..... 30TH: A female officer was
assaulted in the hall of 8 Bldg. She was handing out ID's
to incoming rec inmates. A med. custody offender walked
up to her, got in her face, she put her arm out to regain
her space and he grabbed her arm. She hit him several
times in the torso and face, he then hit her several
times in the face. She now has a fractured arm, and
blurry vision. (Stiles Officer) |
| Telford..... 30TH: Two corrections
officers were injured after being assaulted by an inmate
Friday at the Barry Telford Unit. One of the officers was
taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening
injuries, while the other officer was treated for minor
injuries at the unit's infirmary. (Texarkana Gazette) |
| Stiles..... 20TH: An officer walking the
hallway, from 4 bldg, when several offenders assaulted
him. He wasn't seriously hurt but was bruised up. (Stiles
Officer) |
| Eastham....
15TH:
Taken hostage were Texas Department of Criminal Justice
employees: a disciplinary hearing officer; a counsel
substitute; and correctional officer. An inmate
restrained the men using his state-issued pants and a
raincoat he found hanging in the disciplinary office. He
then left the room to head into an adjacent office and at
that time, the officer shut the door separating the two
rooms. A cell extraction team quickly moved in to remove
the hostages and secure the inmate, who was described by
TDCJ officials as "very combative" during the
incident. The entire incident, which began at about 8:45
a.m., was over in about 15 minutes. A number of members
of the cell extraction team were treated for minor
injuries. (The Huntsville Item) |
| Connally.....
13TH:
A prison inmate using a piece of metal ripped from a door
and sharpened to a point stabbed a correctional officer
six times Tuesday, the second attack on an officer at the
prison in Kenedy in less than a week. The officer was
leading several inmates to lunch in the cafeteria of the
Connally Unit when an inmate serving a 65-year sentence
for aggravated robbery, struck the CO from behind. When
he turned to defend himself, the CO was stabbed several
times with a nine-inch metal rod before six other
officers responded to the commotion. (Corpus Christi
Caller-Times) |
| Neal..... 11TH: A 43 year old inmate pronounced
at hospital. He showed no outward signs of trauma and was
not complaining of medical problems. (Amarillo Globe-News) |
| Terrell..... 9TH: A 78 year old
volunteer chaplain, was assaulted when his arm was nearly
cut off by a death row inmate. A prison spokesman says
the inmate pulled chaplain's arm into the cell, tied a
sheet around it and began cutting with razor blades. (News
of Texas) |
| Connally..... 7TH: A female officer
is attacked by an inmate during a cell search in the
Connally Unit. “She had gathered up his coffee pot,
which had been altered, some extra clothing and extra
toiletries and had started out of the cell,” Texas
Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Larry Todd said. The officer, who was
transported to an area hospital, suffered facial
fractures, swelling around her brain and had most of her
teeth knocked out in the attack.Todd said no weapons were
being confiscated during the confrontation with Thomas. A
subsequent search of his cell, however, turned up a 6-inch
shank — a homemade knife — hidden inside a
plastic baby powder bottle. (Abilene Reporter-News) » » » UPDATE 25TH: After a lengthy stay at
University Hospital in San Antonio, Irene was released
and is now recovering at home. (The Picket) |
Month of May
|
| Hobby.....
30th:
Female offender escapes from Hobby Unit in Marlin when
she walked away from the dog kennel where she worked as a
handler. Offender claimed she got lost. (unoffical report) |
| Telford..... 28TH: An inmate-on-inmate
murder at the Telford Unit occurred when a 40 year old
inmate died after he was allegedly beaten and stabbed by
a 28 year old inmate, in the prison's dayroom. The
assailant apparently used a 6-inch sharp instrument and a
4-inch rock to assault his viticm. (Texarkana Gazette) |
| Clemens....
24TH:
Eighteen-year-old inmate was fatally stabbed. He was
repeatedly with a sharpened eight-inch metal rod. (News
of Texas) |
| Estelle....
19TH:
A correctional officer was stabbed in the shoulder with a
nine-inch metal rod at the Estelle Unit near Huntsville.
Prison officials said the CO interceded after an inmate
harassed a female correctional officer. (News of Texas) |
| Robertson.....
13TH:
An inmate
was killed in an apparent fight with another inmate. The
inmate was taken to the prison infirmary after he was hit
by his cellmate and stopped breathing. He was struck
either in the head or upper body and collapsed in his
cell. Officals don't know whether the inmate was hit with
a fist or an object. (The
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal) |
Month of April
|
| Dominguez
State Jail..... 28TH:
Two offender escape from work detail 15
miles northwest of the jail. Shortly after running from
the work site they were spotted being picked up by an
accomplice in a vehicle. »
» » UPDATE:
30TH: One of the offenders is taken into custody in
Houston. » » »
UPDATE:
NOV. 2ND: Second offender is taken into custody in Key
West, FL. |
| Connally....
The
Connally Unit was locked down after eight inmates
assaulted three officers. Two officers were treated for
minor injuries; none of the inmates was injured. (Abilene
Reporter-News) |
| Montford.....
26TH:
Two inmates
jumped two prison guards while being escorted back to
their cell from their morning showers. They took a nurse
hostage, holding her for about 10 hrs. She was released
unharmed. Both officers were cut with shanks, or
handcrafted knives, and taken to a local hospital with
non-life threatening injuries. Reports say the two
inmates had been allowed to enter the showers fully
clothed and they had concealed four knives attached to
strings around their wrists. (Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal) |
| Smith.....
25TH:
While an audit is underway at the prison to redress
complaints about understaffing problems, a melee between
two inmates at the Smith Unit leads to a riot among 300
black and Hispanic inmates. One inmate killed when he was
struck with a pickax. The riot began after a fight in the
unit's mess hall between a black inmate and a Hispanic
inmate when one of the two fondled himself in front of a
female guard. Prisoners broke into utility and equipment
closets to grab weapons, and set small fires using cereal
boxes. They used broken broom sticks, garden hoes, glass
shards and metal pieces from a fence to attack each
another.A number of inmates suffered severe cuts when
they tried to escape and got tangled in razor wire. Three
guards were injured. One was hit over the head with a
shovel, another burned his hand when a gas grenade
exploded and another was hit in the arm by an inmate
wielding a hoe. One of the prison's kitchens was gutted
by fire in the melee. A total of 300 correctional
officers helped end the fight. (Abilene Reporter-News) |
| Hughes.....
22ND:
An inmate holds a nurse hostage at the Alfred Hughes Unit.
The nurse was beaten. Officials from the Hughes Unit in
Gatesville said the inmate was supposed to go to the
prison infirmary on Saturday for an insulin shot. But
then he walked into the nurses’ station, grabbed the
female nurse and slammed her head against the floor.
After a 30-minute standoff, prison guards shot the inmate
with a rubber ball grenade. The nurse received cuts to
her head, and complained of pain in her neck and back.
She was taken to Coryell County Hospital in Gatesville
before being transferred to Scott and White Hospital in
Temple.
(News
of Texas) »
» » Unoffical
reports indicate that an officer was stabbed with a
pencil the same morning. |
| Clements.....
14TH:
An inmate holds a corrections officer hostage for seven
hours in a room in the kitchen area at the William P. Clements Jr. Unit
before surrendering. The guard was not hurt. It was the
second time in as many months that a female corrections
officer was held hostage in a Texas prison. (Abilene
Reporter-News) |
| Telford..... 12TH: Inmate killed by
fellow inmate after the two reportedly began fighting
during a morning shower. Prison officials recovered a 7-inch
homemade knife, or shank, they believe was used to kill
the inmate as he left the shower area. The inmate
suffered puncture wounds to the left arm and chest as
well as a stab wound to the neck that severed his carotid
artery. The inmate also appeared to have been beaten on
the head.
(Texarkana
Gazette) |
March
Assaults
|
| Coffield..... 16TH: An inmate was
stabbed to death at the Coffield Unit near Palestine.
Texas prison officials say dental floss helped an inmate
escape from his cell. They say he used the floss or some
other plastic-coated string to painstakingly cut through
the bars of his cell. Once free, officials say one inmate
killed another inmate. They say he crawled out from under
his cell bars and stabbed the victim as he was being
escorted to the shower by guards. Prison officials don’t
know how many steel bars the assailant managed to cut
through or how long it took. They think he coated the
floss with toothpaste or another abrasive. As a result,
all 122 units statewide are placed on lockdown. (Corpus
Christi Caller-Times) |
| Walls.....
14TH:
Before convicted death row inmate Ponchai Wilkerson is
executed, he spit out a handcuff key as lethal drugs
started to take effect in the death chamber. (News of
Texas) |
| Stiles.....
5TH:
An inmate takes a female psychologist and a female clerk
hostage. The assistant warden was stabbed or sliced while
aiding in the rescue of the psychologist. The inmate had
a shank and pulled the women into an exam room. The
Assistant Warden and a Captain were among those who
responded. The Asst. Warden was stabbed in the arm and
abdomen, while the Captain was cut on the arm. The CO was
stabbed in the shoulder. (Assistant Warden)(The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal) |
February Assaults
|
| McConnell.....
28TH:
An inmate was asked to leave the GED class the instructor
discovered him masturbating during the class. A
correctional officer took the inmate from the class. As a
correctional officer began to write up the paperwork on
the incident, he returned to the class. When the
instructor refused to readmit him, he pushed her to the
ground. She was not seriously injuried. (Corpus Christi
Caller-Times) |
| Telford..... 22ND: Two inmates escaped from
their locked cell and assaulted another inmate with a can
inside a sock. (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) |
| Terrell.....
21ST:
Two death-row inmates hold a female corrections officer
hostage for more than 12 hours at the Terrell Unit before
surrendering. One of the inmates attempted to escape from
the Ellis unit in Nov., 1998. (Abilene Reporter-News) |
| January Assaults |
| Robertson.....
26TH:Two offenders at Robertson broke out of their cells
and began fighting.
(Corpus
Christi Caller-Times) |
| Byrd..... 15TH: A corrections
officer is stabbed with a pencil in the stomach with a
sharpened pencil during breakfast at the Byrd Unit. He
was hospitalized for several days in a Huntsville
hospital. (Abilene Reporter-News) |
| Neal....
4TH: Three
correctional officers were sent to a hospital with minor
injuries after breathing smoke Tuesday from a laundry
room fire. The fire appears to have originated in one of
the dryers. However, none of the dryers were operating at
the time of the fire. None of the 1,342 inmates housed at
the unit were inside the laundry room more than three
hours before the fire. (Amarillo Globe-News) |
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