Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn planned to proudly discuss a United States Department of Justice report with County Commissioners that he released in October.But Commissioner Alisa Simmons wasn't ready to jump on the "Cadillac of Jails" moniker from the review in May.

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

The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office welcomed third-party experts to review the jail's healthcare procedures. Democratic County Commissioner Alisa Simmons says the federal government should still conduct a civil rights investigation.

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

FORT WORTH, Texas - Tarrant County voters reelected Republican Bill Waybourn as sheriff. The incumbent law officer defeated Democratic challenger, Patrick Moses, by 54% of the vote. Waybourn, the former Dalworthington Gardens police chief, took office in 2016 after defeating longtime Sheriff Dee Anderson. He was reelected in 2020.

Democrat Patrick Moses challenged incumbent Republican Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn for the county's top law enforcement position.

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,