A trustee's walk‑off from a county laundry facility raised fresh questions about oversight and inmate supervision.

The inmate escaped while he was was being transported by van from a court appearance in Downtown Fort Worth.

The incident unfolded on Jan. 20, 2026.

A Morgan County inmate, George Michael Echols, 42, escaped from a work detail, prompting an active search by authorities.

A second inmate escaped custody in Tarrant County on Tuesday afternoon, escaping from a jail laundry facility on Resource Drive before being recaptured minutes later.

The laundry facility is located in the 5400 block of Resource Drive in southeast Fort Worth off Southeast Loop 820.

A Morgan County inmate, George Michael Echols, 42, escaped from a work detail, prompting an active search by authorities.

An inmate at the Tarrant County Jail briefly escaped custody Monday while being transported. Authorities said the escape happened while inmates were being transported. The sheriff’s office said an ...

Authorities say one of the three men charged attempted to hide the drugs in a bathroom the same day another suspect had a preliminary meeting.

Deputies from the sheriff's mail processing center intercepted three methamphetamine-soaked envelopes addressed to an inmate.

Allegheny County police investigation discovered two inmates were planning to smuggle synthetic cannabinoids into the jail ...

Former La Plata County Jail Cmdr. Ed Aber, who is accused of viewing strip-search videos of more than 100 female inmates for ...