Formal Criminal Complaint & Request for Investigation — Williamson County Jail (Systemic Medical Abuse, Torture, and Record Falsification)

Dear Travis County District Attorney’s Office,

My name is LeRoy Nellis, and I am submitting a formal criminal complaint and request for prosecutorial review regarding a pattern of unlawful conduct, including medical neglect, unlicensed medical practice, administrative torture, HIPAA violations, ADA violations, and evidence falsification that occurred at the Williamson County Jail during the period of January 1, 2024 through July 11, 2025.

I am attaching (or providing upon request) a complete prosecutorial packet titled:
“WILLIAMSON COUNTY CORRUPTION — MASTER PROSECUTORIAL BINDER.”
This packet contains factual allegations, named actors, statutory violations, and exhibits.


SUMMARY OF CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS REPORTED

I am requesting immediate review into the following conduct:

1. Withholding of Life-Sustaining Medical Care

  • Insulin denied for 47 consecutive days
  • Blood glucose repeatedly exceeding critical ranges
  • Emergency transport refused

2. Unlicensed Practice of Medicine

  • Psychiatric prescribing by Dr. Ghulam M. Khan without an active Texas medical license
  • EMT-level staff (Davis, Ransom, Ivie) administering injections, performing clinical evaluations, and marking falsified “Seen by MD” entries

3. Forced Injection / Assault

  • A ~50cc forced injection administered by unlicensed personnel
  • Immediate neurological and systemic injury
  • Classified as attempted murder based on medical impact and intent

4. Administrative Torture & Retaliatory Housing

  • 326 days of solitary confinement
  • MHMR/suicide-watch used punitively after passing evaluations
  • Environmental manipulation: cold exposure, constant lighting, sensory assault, sleep deprivation
  • Religious retaliation (Bible confiscated; restraint chair for 2.5 hours, paraded in front of other inmates)

5. HIPAA & Texas Privacy Law Violations

  • PHI disclosed to inmates, trustees, and non-medical staff
  • Medical conditions discussed openly during rounds
  • Medication lists and diagnoses released without consent

6. Record Tampering & Evidence Suppression

  • Medical logs altered to show physician contact that never occurred
  • Kites and grievances destroyed or reclassified
  • Camera timestamps inconsistent with logged actions
  • Housing records modified after injury events

7. ADA Violations

  • Non-ADA compliant cells (B9R1 and B7R6)
  • Denial of accommodations for visual impairment and diabetic status

8. Supervisory & Command-Level Liability

Includes but is not limited to:

  • Chief Kathleen A. Pokluda
  • Former Sheriff Mike Gleason
  • Sheriff Matthew Lindemann
  • Lt. Christopher Watts
  • Sgt. Bruce E. Young Jr.
  • Sgt. Rebecca Rodriguez

Their actions constitute:

  • Deliberate indifference
  • Failure to protect
  • Supervisor liability under §1983
  • Criminal negligence
  • Accessory liability in attempted murder by forced injection

REQUEST FOR ACTION

I respectfully request that your office:

  1. Open a criminal investigation into the named personnel and supervisory actors.
  2. Review the attached Master Prosecutorial Binder and its supporting exhibits.
  3. Subpoena medical logs, housing records, grievance files, shift rosters, and video archives from January 2024 through July 2025.
  4. Coordinate with the Texas Rangers and U.S. Department of Justice, given the pattern-and-practice implications.
  5. Provide written confirmation of receipt and assigned investigator/contact.

This complaint involves life-threatening medical neglectunlicensed medical practiceintentional infliction of harm, and constitutional violations against a pretrial detainee — conduct that meets criminal, civil-rights, and federal oversight thresholds.

I am prepared to supply all supporting documents, authorizations, and sworn statements necessary.


Complainant Information

/s/ LeRoy Nellis
LeRoy Nellis
4845 Twin Valley Dr.
Austin, TX 78731
Email: LeRoyNellis2@gmail.com
Phone: 512-450-1533

WILLIAMSON COUNTY JAIL  

SYSTEMIC MEDICAL NEGLECT, ADMINISTRATIVE TORTURE,  AND CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS  

(January 1, 2024 – July 11, 2025)

MASTER PROSECUTORIAL BINDER  

Prepared for Criminal Review, Civil Rights Investigation, and Government Oversight

SUBMITTED TO:

• Travis County District Attorney  

• Texas Attorney General — Criminal Investigations Division  

• U.S. Department of Justice — Civil Rights Division (CRIPA)  

• Texas Commission on Jail Standards  

• U.S. Marshals Service — IGSA Oversight Unit

SUBMITTED BY:

LeRoy Nellis  

4845 Twin Valley Dr.  

Austin, TX 78731  

Email: LeRoyNellis2@gmail.com  

Phone: 512-450-1533  

DATE OF SUBMISSION:

December 4, 2025

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EXECUTIVE FINDINGS — SUMMARY OF CRIMINAL, CIVIL, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS

WILLIAMSON COUNTY JAIL
(January 1, 2024 – July 11, 2025)
Prepared for Prosecutorial and Oversight Review — December 4, 2025
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This prosecutorial packet establishes a multi-month, multi-system, and multi-agency pattern of:

1. SYSTEMIC MEDICAL NEGLECT

47 consecutive days of denied insulin and glucose monitoring
• Forced injections performed by unlicensed staff resulting in near-fatal hyperglycemia, vision loss, and progressive neuropathy
• No full-time physician or psychiatrist on staff at any time during confinement
• EMTs and uncredentialed personnel allowed to make medical decisions
• Medical orders deliberately ignored, falsified, or destroyed
• ADA-related neglect in non-compliant cells (B9R1, B7R6)

Legal Exposure:
Texas Penal Code §§22.04, 22.02, 37.10, 39.04;
42 U.S.C. §1983; ADA Title II; TAC §§273–283


2. UNLICENSED PRACTICE OF MEDICINE & FORCED-INJECTION ASSAULTS

Dr. Ghulam M. Khan — Psychiatrist (No Active Medical License)

Misconduct:

 • Acted as a psychiatrist without an active Texas medical license

 • Conducted psychiatric evaluations while unlicensed

 • Prescribed and renewed non-psychotropic and chronic-care medications without lawful authority

 • Authorized medications for a pretrial detainee while legally prohibited from practicing medicine

 • Failed to diagnose or respond to obvious medical emergencies (uncontrolled diabetes, neurological decline)

 • Enabled unlicensed medical staff (Davis, Ransom, Miller, Ivie) to carry out clinical decisions under his name

 • Participated in a system that concealed the absence of a licensed physician

 • Wrote prescriptions on at least two visits despite lacking legal authority to prescribe in Texas

 • Allowed or failed to correct false “Seen by MD” entries in medical logs

 • Disclosed or permitted disclosure of PHI to non-medical personnel through improper documentation practices

Criminal & Civil Violations:

 • Texas Occupations Code §155.001 — Unlicensed Practice of Medicine (Felony)

 • Texas Health & Safety Code §481 — Unauthorized prescription of controlled substances

 • Texas Penal Code §37.10 — Tampering with Government Records (prescription entries, evaluation logs)

 • Texas Penal Code §22.04 — Injury by Omission (failure to treat life-threatening conditions)

 • Texas Penal Code §39.04 — Civil Rights Violations of a Person in Custody

 • Federal: 42 U.S.C. §1983 — Deliberate Indifference under color of law

 • Federal: Prescription Fraud (DEA regulatory violations)

 • HIPAA Violations:

    – 45 C.F.R. §164.502(a) — Impermissible PHI disclosure

    – 45 C.F.R. §164.530(c) — Failure to safeguard PHI

 • Texas Medical Privacy Act — Texas HSC Ch. 181

 • Tex. Occ. Code §159.002 — Breach of physician-patient confidentiality

Aggravating Factors:

 • Psychotropic and non-psychotropic medications were issued despite lack of licensure

 • Jail relied on his signature to justify medication plans for 550+ detainees

 • His unlicensed actions allowed EMTs and jailers to pose as clinical decision-makers

 • His omissions contributed to:

    – 47 days of untreated hyperglycemia

    – Vision loss

    – Peripheral neuropathy

    – Psychological deterioration

 • His role perpetuated a fraudulent appearance of medical oversight, enabling systemic harm

Recommended Action:

 • Immediate referral to Texas Medical Board for unlicensed practice investigation

 • Criminal prosecution for unlicensed medical practice and prescription fraud

 • Inclusion in §1983 civil-rights suit as a direct and proximate cause of injury

 • HIPAA and Texas privacy-law enforcement referral

 • Full subpoena of all psychiatric logs, prescriptions, and digital entries created under his name

• “Dr.” Alan Brooks acted with no verifiable Texas medical license
• EMT-level staff (Davis, Ransom, Ivie) performed medical injections and clearances outside legal scope
• A ~50cc forced injection in 2024 triggered immediate systemic illness — constituting aggravated assault and attempted murder by medical means
• No informed consent, no physician examination, no documentation
• Pattern matches prior detainee injuries under Texas Rangers investigation (3 deaths in 2024)

Legal Exposure:
Texas Occ. Code §155.001;
Texas Penal Code §§22.02, 22.04;
Federal Bodily Integrity doctrine under §1983


3. DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE TO SERIOUS MEDICAL NEEDS

• Multiple medical collapses ignored
• Emergency symptoms labeled “behavioral,” “manipulative,” or “non-compliant”
• Refusal to transport to ER despite glucose >400 mg/dL
• Medical logs altered to create appearance of care that never occurred
• Chronic-care protocols for diabetes intentionally bypassed
• Use of untrained trustees and ISFs for health-related decisions

Legal Exposure:
Estelle v. Gamble; Farmer v. Brennan; §1983 deliberate-indifference standard


4. ADMINISTRATIVE TORTURE, RETALIATORY HOUSING & EXTREME CONDITIONS

326 days of solitary confinement unrelated to disciplinary action
• Suicide-watch placement used as punishment after passing MHMR evaluation
• Environmental coercion:
– cold cells
– constant bright lighting
– baby-music loops
– sleep disruption every 15 minutes
– deprivation of clothing or ability to cover face
• Denial of toilet function (valves shut off)
• Exposure to black mold → persistent cough requiring medication
• Retaliation for possessing a Bible → restraint chair for ~2.5 hours, wheeled past 50–100 inmates for public humiliation
• Assaults by officers:
– cuff twisting
– striking in back of head
• Sexual humiliation by a supervisor with handheld camera: “It’s okay, I’ve seen it already.”
Torture devices (vibratory units) embedded in individual cells: B5L6, B9R1, B7R6, C14R8

Legal Exposure:
Eighth Amendment; Fourteenth Amendment; ICCPR Article 7; UN Mandela Rules 1, 43–45


5. RECORD FALSIFICATION & EVIDENCE DESTRUCTION

• Medical logs stating “Seen by MD” when no MD existed
• Medication refusals forged to hide omissions
• Suicide-watch logs falsified
• Kites systematically destroyed
• Grievances blocked or rerouted
• Intake documents altered
• Security footage selectively preserved or withheld

Legal Exposure:
Texas Penal Code §37.10; §39.04; Civil obstruction


6. HIPAA, MEDICAL-PRIVACY, AND CONFIDENTIALITY VIOLATIONS

• Medical staff disclosed diagnoses, medications, and test requests in front of inmates and officers
• PHI shared through classification, line officers, and trustees
• MHMR evaluations discussed openly
• Protected information used as retaliation

Legal Exposure:
HIPAA (45 C.F.R. §§164.502, 164.530);
Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181;
Tex. Occ. Code §159.002


7. FEDERAL LIABILITY UNDER IGSA DUAL SOVEREIGNTY

• Williamson County housed federal detainees under U.S. Marshals Service IGSA contract
• County and federal government share responsibility under:
– Bivens
– §1983
– ADA
– CRIPA
• Violations apply concurrently at federal and state levels


8. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE–RELATED CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

Documented incidents during and after confinement include:
• AI voice-clone calls made using your voice
• Calls made to your mother arranging fake appointments
• Harassing telephone activity to numbers not publicly listed
• Online impersonation
• Account intrusion patterns matching automated/botnet behavior
• Attempts to interfere with legal communication
• Targeted harassment consistent with misuse of government-grade AI systems

Combined with 30 years of IT background and 21 years as a network security engineer, the patterns indicate organized, state-adjacent or state-enabled AI exploitation.

Legal Exposure:
Wire fraud, computer intrusion, unlawful surveillance, civil-rights harassment, First Amendment retaliation, and interference with legal processes.


9. CYBER INTRUSIONS & DIGITAL STALKING (POST-CUSTODY DAMAGES)

Repeated hacking incidents targeting:
• Google
• Apple/iCloud
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• Dating platforms (resulting in bans)
• Financial accounts

Despite 100-character rotating passwords updated every 7 days, accounts were compromised — indicating high-sophistication intrusion consistent with privileged system access.

These attacks:
• obstruct legal defense
• destroy digital evidence
• create emotional distress
• violate privacy laws
• justify restraining orders and digital-forensics involvement


10. CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BEYOND THE JAIL WALLS — RETALIATORY POLICING

Including the 2019 incident:
• 50+ deputies deployed
• Media staged
• Sheriff tweeting during response
• Harassment attempts to remove you from your neighborhood
• Officers continuing patterns into 2024–2025

These show motive, bias, and targeted enforcement that tie past administrations (Chody → Gleason → Lindemann) into a continuous chain of constitutional violations.


11. ADA VIOLATIONS & FAILURE TO ACCOMMODATE

• Placed in non-ADA cells despite medical disabilities
• Denied visual accommodation after vision loss
• Denied diabetic dietary requirements
• Denied safe access to medication and toileting


12. PATTERN-AND-PRACTICE EVIDENCE (CRIPA TRIGGER)

Williamson County reflects — and exceeds — statewide patterns of unconstitutional medical neglect.
Key elements:
• systemic medical failure
• extreme solitary confinement
• forced injections
• record falsification
• privacy violations
• retaliatory classification
• environmental torture

This satisfies DOJ pattern-or-practice requirements.


CONCLUSION — FULL LIABILITY ESTABLISHED

The violations documented satisfy every element required for:

CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

Assault, aggravated assault, evidence tampering, HIPAA crimes, civil-rights violations, attempted murder via medical assault.

FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION

§1983, Bivens, ADA, Rehabilitation Act.

DOJ CRIPA INTERVENTION

Pattern-or-practice investigation warranted.

STATE CIVIL LIABILITY & TORT ACTIONS

Texas Tort Claims Act, Texas Medical Privacy Act, negligence, gross negligence.

RESTRAINING ORDER

Justified due to digital harassment, impersonation, AI-generated intrusion, and ongoing threat.

VALUATION

Based on combined physical, psychological, constitutional, economic, and technological damages, the bottom limit for damages exceeds $100 million, and the upper-range valuation would support nine-figure federal civil-rights litigation.

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MASTER SECTION INDEX
Williamson County Corruption — Prosecutorial Binder
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SECTION 1 — COVER PAGE & CERTIFICATION
• Binder title, case scope, complainant information
• Certification of accuracy and submission
• Distribution list (Travis County DA, Texas AG, DOJ CRIPA, etc.)

SECTION 2 — EXECUTIVE FINDINGS
• Summary of all criminal, civil, constitutional, ADA, and HIPAA violations
• 2024–2025 systemic failures
• Attempted murder (forced injection) findings
• Dual-sovereignty and federal exposure analysis

SECTION 3 — FACTUAL OVERVIEW (January 1, 2024 – July 11, 2025)
• Timeline of custody
• Summary of misconduct categories
• Overview of medical, housing, and cyber intrusion events
• 2019 excessive-force background to establish pattern intent

SECTION 4 — STATUTORY VIOLATIONS SUMMARY
• Texas Penal Code
• Texas Occupations Code
• Texas Administrative Code
• HIPAA + Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• ADA Title II
• Federal constitutional violations (1st, 5th, 6th, 8th, 14th)

SECTION 5 — MEDICAL & PSYCHIATRIC MISCONDUCT
• Unlicensed practice
• Forced injection incident
• 47-day insulin deprivation
• Mishandled PHI
• MHMR retaliation and misuse
• Suicide-watch abuse

SECTION 6 — ADMINISTRATIVE & OVERSIGHT FAILURES
• Suppression of grievances & legal mail
• TCJS failures
• Environmental torture systems (cold, heat, valves, mold, vibration devices)
• Retaliatory classification
• ADA non-compliance (cell architecture)

SECTION 7 — PATTERN-AND-PRACTICE EVIDENCE
• Texas statewide comparison
• Federal case precedents
• Williamson County as extreme outlier
• Pattern continuation from Chody → Gleason → Lindemann eras

SECTION 8 — HOUSING & CLASSIFICATION ABUSES
• 326 days solitary confinement
• Punitive suicide-watch after passing MHMR
• Toilets disabled, showers restricted, sensory deprivation
• Forced exposure, 24/7 lighting, sleep disruption
• ADA violations in B9R1 and B7R6

SECTION 9 — ADMINISTRATIVE TORTURE SYSTEM
• Environmental manipulation
• Forced injection trauma
• Restraint chair event and humiliation
• Sexual humiliation incident
• Mold exposure
• Hands tortured via cuffs
• “Baby-song” conditioning and sleep-cycle destruction

SECTION 10 — AI & CYBER-INTRUSION HARASSMENT
• Unlawful surveillance & impersonation
• Government-grade AI harassment
• Unauthorized phone calls using cloned voice
• Hacking of Google, Apple, LinkedIn, financial accounts
• Identity disruption and interstate conduct
• IT expertise establishing credibility of detection

SECTION 11 — 2019 EXCESSIVE-FORCE OPERATION (HISTORICAL PATTERN)
• 50+ sheriff’s deputies
• Media presence and political theater
• Harassment of complainant in neighborhood
• Pattern linking Chody → Gleason → Lindemann administrations
• The relevance to 2024–2025 deliberate indifference

SECTION 12 — RECORD FALSIFICATION & EVIDENCE TAMPERING
• MD entries falsified
• Medication logs altered
• Grievances destroyed or reclassified
• Watch-status logs manipulated
• PHI distributed to inmates
• Metadata concerns and timestamp anomalies

SECTION 13 — ADA, HIPAA, & PRIVACY VIOLATIONS
• Denial of diabetic accommodations
• Blindness-related disability ignored
• PHI distributed to inmates and trustees
• HIPAA + Texas Medical Privacy Act violations
• Maximum statutory penalties

SECTION 14 — DEFENDANT LIABILITY MATRIX
• Tier 1 — Direct medical actors (Davis, Ransom, Ivie, etc.)
• Tier 2 — Supervisory actors (Watts, Young, Henderson, etc.)
• Tier 3 — Policy architects (Chody, Gleason, Lindemann, Pokluda)
• Tier 4 — Jailers & operators
• Applicable charges, penalties, and statutes

SECTION 15 — IGSA & FEDERAL LIABILITY ANALYSIS
• Bivens remedies
• Dual-sovereignty exposure
• CRIPA intervention triggers
• U.S. Marshals Service accountability

SECTION 16 — EXHIBIT SET (A–E)
• Exhibit A — Systemic Medical Abuse
• Exhibit B — Hiring & Credential Records
• Exhibit C — Oversight Failures (TCJS)
• Exhibit D — Pattern Evidence & Statewide Data
• Exhibit E — Surveillance / Timeline / Metadata Evidence
(Expandable for additional exhibits)

SECTION 17 — DAMAGES & HARM SUMMARY
• Physical harm
• Psychological trauma
• Constitutional injury
• Economic loss
• Punitive damages model ($100M+ justifiable ceiling)

SECTION 18 — LEGAL REQUESTS & REQUIRED ACTIONS
• Criminal charges
• Civil-rights litigation
• Federal investigation
• Injunctive relief
• No NDA / no confidentiality requests
• Restraining orders
• Full independent review

SECTION 19 — CLOSING STATEMENT & CERTIFICATION
• Final sworn statement
• Signatures
• Submission confirmation

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Findings — Summary of Criminal, Civil, Technological, and Constitutional Violations

Systemic Medical Neglect

Unlicensed Practice of Medicine & Forced-Injection Assaults

Deliberate Indifference to Serious Medical Needs

Administrative Torture & Retaliatory Housing

Record Falsification

Federal Liability Under Dual Sovereignty

Pattern-and-Practice Evidence

Section 1 — Legal Framework & Statutory Overview

Section 2 — Constitutional Violations Summary

Section 3 — Statutory Violations Summary

Section 4 — Medical & Psychiatric Misconduct

Section 5 — Administrative & Oversight Failures

Section 6 — Systemic Pattern Evidence (Statewide & Federal)

Section 7 — Housing, Classification, and Administrative Torture

Section 8 — Digital, Phone, and AI-Driven Constitutional Violations

Section 9 — Attempted Murder via Forced Injection

Section 10 — Technological Harassment, Account Intrusions, Cyber-Targeting

Section 11 — ADA, Disability, and Medical-Accommodation Violations

Section 12 — Religious Retaliation and First Amendment Violations

Section 13 — Record Suppression, Grievance Destruction, and Evidence Manipulation

Section 14 — Defendant Liability Matrix

Section 15 — Medical Personnel Misconduct Index

Section 16 — Supervisory and Policy-Level Actors

Section 17 — Damages & Harm Summary

Section 18 — Requested Criminal, Civil, and Federal Actions

Section 19 — Defendant Exhibit Folder (Detailed Actors, Violations, Penalties)

Exhibit A — Systemic Medical Abuse Narrative (2018–2025)

Exhibit B — Medical & Psychiatric Hiring Record

Exhibit C — Oversight & TCJS Failures

Exhibit D — Systemic Pattern Comparison (Texas & Federal)

Exhibit E — Master Personnel Roster (Medical, MHMR, Jailers, Supervisors)

Exhibit F — Defendant Liability Folder

Certification & Signature Page

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END OF TABLE OF CONTENTS

WILLIAMSON COUNTY CORRUPTION — MASTER PROSECUTORIAL BINDER

Prepared for Criminal Review, Civil Rights Investigation, and Government Oversight

Submitted by: LeRoy Nellis

Date: December 4, 2025

Re: Systemic Medical Neglect, Administrative Torture, State-Created Danger,

Record Falsification, Unlicensed Medical Practice, and Constitutional Violations

at the Williamson County Jail (2018–2025)

This prosecutorial binder presents a comprehensive evidentiary record documenting a 

multi-year pattern of institutional misconduct inside the Williamson County Jail. 

The material establishes probable cause for:

• Criminal prosecution under the Texas Penal Code  

• Civil liability under 42 U.S.C. §1983 for deliberate indifference  

• Administrative sanctions under Texas law and TCJS regulations  

• Federal intervention under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA)  

• Civil actions under the Texas Tort Claims Act  

• Investigation into unlicensed medical practice (Texas Occ. Code §155.001)  

• Violations of the Texas Administrative Code §§ 273, 275, 283  

Evidence contained in this binder demonstrates:

• A deliberate medical staffing model built around no full-time physician coverage  

• Reliance on unlicensed and underqualified staff for injections and medication decisions  

• Falsification of government records to conceal medical absence or misconduct  

• Retaliatory segregation, administrative torture, and MHMR misuse  

• Systemic obstruction of grievances, legal mail, and attorney access  

• A supervisory structure that enabled and concealed constitutional violations  

This packet is intended for review by:

– Travis County District Attorney  

– Texas Attorney General, Criminal Investigations Division  

– U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (CRIPA)  

– Federal oversight and audit agencies  

– Civil litigation counsel evaluating supervisory and Monell liability

– Citizens of the State of Texas and the United States of America  

All statements, exhibits, and documents submitted herein are accurate to the best of 

my knowledge, supported by firsthand experience, county records, public documents, 

and corroborating evidence.

Submitted by:

/s/ LeRoy Nellis

4845 Twin Valley Dr.

Austin, TX 78731

Email: LeRoyNellis2@gmail.com

Phone: 512-450-1533

EXECUTIVE FINDINGS — SUMMARY OF CRIMINAL, CIVIL, AND CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS

Williamson County Jail (2018–2025)

Prepared for Prosecutorial and Federal Oversight Review

Date: December 4, 2025

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This binder establishes a multi-year pattern of systemic violations at the Williamson 

County Jail that satisfy criminal elements under Texas law, constitutional violations 

under 42 U.S.C. §1983, and federal intervention criteria under the Civil Rights of 

Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA).

The findings below are supported by direct evidence, sworn statements, staffing records, 

inspection data, and medical documentation.

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1. SYSTEMIC MEDICAL NEGLECT (ONGOING)

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• Insulin withheld for 48 consecutive days (May 25–July 11, 2025).  

• Glucose checks refused despite readings >400 mg/dL.  

• Emergency transport denied during known medical crises.  

• No full-time physician or psychiatrist at any time between 2008–2025.  

• Forced injections and chemical exposure resulted in permanent vision loss and neuropathy.  

• Physician orders ignored or overridden by non-licensed staff.  

Constitutes:  

– Criminal negligence (Tex. Penal Code §6.03(d))  

– Injury by omission (Tex. Penal Code §22.04)  

– Deliberate indifference (Estelle; Farmer)  

– Administrative Code violations §§273, 275  

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2. UNLICENSED PRACTICE OF MEDICINE (TEX. OCC. CODE §155.001)

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• “Dr.” Alan Brooks practiced inside the jail with no medical license on record.  

• EMT-level personnel (Larry R. Davis, Joshua D. Ransom) administered controlled substances,  

  injections, and medical clearances outside their legal scope.  

• Psychiatric medications were prescribed or adjusted without personal evaluation.

Constitutes:  

– Felony-level unlicensed medical practice  

– False entries in medical charts  

– Delegation violations under Texas law  

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3. RECORD FALSIFICATION & EVIDENCE TAMPERING

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• Medical charts altered to state “Seen by MD” when no doctor was present.  

• Digital timestamps modified after events.  

• Medication refusal forms fabricated after-the-fact.  

• Grievances and kites destroyed, hidden, or unlogged.  

• TCJS inspection files sanitized to eliminate deficiencies.

Violations:  

– Texas Penal Code §37.10 (Tampering with Government Records)  

– Texas Government Code §552 (Suppression of public records)  

– Civil rights violations via concealment (§1983)  

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4. ADMINISTRATIVE TORTURE & RETALIATION

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• 326 days in solitary confinement used not for discipline, but for control and retaliation.  

• Suicide-watch placement weaponized against inmates who passed MHMR evaluations.  

• Restraint chair used for nonviolent religious conduct.  

• Environmental manipulation: extreme cold, bright lights, sleep disruption.  

Violations:  

– Eighth Amendment (cruel and unusual punishment)  

– Fourteenth Amendment (substantive due process)  

– International standards under Mandela Rules 43–45  

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5. SUPERVISORY & MONELL LIABILITY — FINAL POLICYMAKER INVOLVEMENT

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• Chief Kathleen A. Pokluda, final policymaker for the jail, oversaw all medical, MHMR,  

  custodial, grievance, and compliance functions.  

• She had actual or constructive knowledge of:  

  – Part-time medical staffing  

  – Unlicensed medical practice  

  – Retaliatory segregation  

  – Suppressed grievances  

  – TCJS conflict of interest  

  – Record falsification  

This establishes county liability and eliminates qualified immunity defenses.

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6. FEDERAL LIABILITY VIA DUAL SOVEREIGNTY (IGSA)

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• The intergovernmental contract with the U.S. Marshals Service creates joint federal–state  

  liability for constitutional violations.  

• Bivens, §1983, and CRIPA exposure apply concurrently.

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7. PATTERN-AND-PRACTICE EVIDENCE (STATEWIDE)

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• Identical violations observed across Harris, Bexar, Dallas, Hidalgo, Tarrant, and Denton  

  Counties during 2024–2025.  

• Williamson County displays unique aggravators:  

  – Forced injections  

  – Extreme solitary durations  

  – Falsification patterns  

  – Administrative obstruction  

Indicates a statewide crisis and supports immediate DOJ review.

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CONCLUSION

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The evidence demonstrates a deliberate, systemic structure built around:  

• Medical neglect  

• Administrative torture  

• Unlicensed practice  

• Record falsification  

• Supervisory concealment  

• Constitutional violations  

This packet supports:  

• Immediate criminal investigation  

• Federal civil rights action  

• State-level administrative sanctions  

• DOJ CRIPA intervention  

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END OF EXECUTIVE FINDINGS

SECTION 3 — STATUTORY VIOLATIONS SUMMARY

Williamson County Jail (2018–2025)

Prepared for Criminal, Civil Rights, and Federal Oversight Review

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This section identifies every statutory, constitutional, and regulatory violation supported 

by the evidence in this prosecutorial binder. The conduct described satisfies the legal 

elements required for state criminal charges, federal civil rights litigation, administrative 

sanctions, and DOJ intervention under CRIPA.

Each subsection provides:

1. The specific statute violated  

2. The conduct satisfying the violation  

3. The resulting legal exposure  

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I. TEXAS PENAL CODE VIOLATIONS

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1. TEX. PENAL CODE §22.04 — INJURY TO A CHILD, ELDERLY, OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL (BY OMISSION)

Conduct:

• Withholding insulin for 48 days.

• Denial of glucose tests during symptoms of hyperglycemia.

• Refusal to transport to ER despite blood sugar >400 mg/dL.

Legal Exposure:

• Serious bodily injury by omission.  

• Enhanced penalties due to disability classification (diabetes/vision impairment).

2. TEX. PENAL CODE §22.02 — AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (SERIOUS BODILY INJURY)

Conduct:

• Forced injection by unlicensed staff (~50cc).  

• Resulting permanent vision damage and neuropathy.

Legal Exposure:

• Second-degree felony or first-degree enhancement.

3. TEX. PENAL CODE §22.01 — ASSAULT (BODILY INJURY)

Conduct:

• Unlicensed personnel repeatedly administering injections and psychotropic medications.  

• Medication adjustments performed without consent or oversight.

4. TEX. PENAL CODE §37.10 — TAMPERING WITH GOVERNMENT RECORDS

Conduct:

• Medical charts altered to show “Seen by MD” when no doctor was present.  

• Medication refusals fabricated after the fact.  

• Digital timestamps modified.  

• Grievances destroyed or suppressed.  

• TCJS inspection logs sanitized.

Legal Exposure:

• State jail felony to second-degree felony depending on record type.

5. TEX. PENAL CODE §39.04 — VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS OF PERSON IN CUSTODY

Conduct:

• Denial of medical care.  

• Retaliatory segregation.  

• MHMR misuse as punishment.  

• Exposure to harm via lack of protective custody.  

• Destruction of grievances.

Legal Exposure:

• State jail felony; enhanced for bodily injury.

6. TEX. PENAL CODE §6.03(d) — CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE

Conduct:

• Known risk of diabetic harm ignored by staff and supervisors.  

• Statements such as “Doctor’s not here until Monday” used to deny care.

Legal Exposure:

• Criminal negligence supporting injury charges.

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II. TEXAS OCCUPATIONS CODE VIOLATIONS

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1. TEX. OCC. CODE §155.001 — PRACTICE OF MEDICINE WITHOUT A LICENSE

Conduct:

• “Dr.” Alan Brooks practicing without a license (no record in Texas).  

• EMTs (Davis, Ransom) conducting medical evaluations, injections, and medication decisions.

Legal Exposure:

• Third-degree felony for unlicensed practice.

2. TEX. OCC. CODE §157 — IMPROPER DELEGATION OF MEDICAL ACTS

Conduct:

• Supervising physicians absent for 96%+ of operational hours.  

• Delegation of clinical decisions to individuals not authorized under Texas law.

Legal Exposure:

• Professional sanctions; liability for supervisors and county.

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III. TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE VIOLATIONS

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1. TAC §273.2 — PHYSICIAN AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES (VIOLATED)

Conduct:

• No full-time physician in 17+ years.  

• Part-time psychiatrists contracted for 8–20 hours per week only.  

• Zero coverage during nights/weekends.

2. TAC §275 — HEALTH SERVICES OPERATIONAL STANDARDS (VIOLATED)

Conduct:

• Failure to follow physician orders.  

• Failure to provide emergency transport.  

• Failure to document vital signs or emergency responses.

3. TAC §283 — SUICIDE PREVENTION PLAN (VIOLATED)

Conduct:

• Suicide-watch used punitively, not clinically.  

• Inmates stripped of bedding/clothes after PASSING MHMR evaluations.

Legal Exposure:

• Administrative sanctions; civil exposure; evidence of deliberate indifference.

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IV. FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS

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1. EIGHTH AMENDMENT — CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT

(As applied to pre-trial detainees via the Fourteenth Amendment)

Conduct:

• Solitary confinement for 326 days.  

• Forced injections.  

• Medical deprivation resulting in permanent injury.

Legal Exposure:

• §1983 liability; punitive damages; loss of qualified immunity.

2. FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT — SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS

Conduct:

• Punitive segregation without cause.  

• Denial of medical care.  

• Retaliation for grievances or medical requests.

3. FIRST AMENDMENT — INTERFERENCE WITH RELIGIOUS EXERCISE

Conduct:

• Restraint chair and segregation used in response to religious conduct.

4. FIRST AMENDMENT — INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHT TO PETITION

Conduct:

• Grievances and legal mail destroyed, intercepted, or delayed.

5. FIFTH & SIXTH AMENDMENTS — RIGHT TO COUNSEL

Conduct:

• Legal calls monitored; legal mail obstructed.

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V. FEDERAL STATUTES & CIVIL RIGHTS FRAMEWORK

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1. 42 U.S.C. §1983 — DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE

Satisfied by:

• Serious medical need  

• Knowledge by officials  

• Disregard causing harm  

2. BIVENS LIABILITY — FEDERAL ACTOR INVOLVEMENT (IGSA)

• Joint custodial agreements create dual state–federal liability.

3. CRIPA — CIVIL RIGHTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS ACT

Criteria for DOJ intervention all met:

• Pattern of constitutional violations  

• Supervisory knowledge  

• Unlicensed practice  

• Record falsification  

4. ADA TITLE II — FAILURE TO ACCOMMODATE DISABILITY

Conduct:

• Denial of accommodations for visual impairment and diabetes.

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CONCLUSION OF STATUTORY VIOLATIONS

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The actions of Williamson County Jail staff and supervisors meet the legal thresholds for:

• Criminal prosecution  

• Civil damages  

• Supervisory liability  

• Monell liability  

• Federal investigation under CRIPA  

This is not negligence.  

This is a pattern of unlawful conduct knowingly allowed to exist.

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END OF SECTION 3

SECTION 4 — MEDICAL & PSYCHIATRIC MISCONDUCT

Williamson County Jail (2018–2025)

Prepared for Criminal Prosecution, Medical Licensing Review, and Federal Civil Rights Oversight

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Overview:

Evidence from 2018–2025 establishes that the Williamson County Jail operated a medical 

program in continuous violation of Texas law, constitutional requirements, and basic 

clinical standards. The medical unit was not merely under-resourced — it was engineered 

to run without legal oversight, enabling unlicensed personnel to perform medical acts, 

deny life-sustaining treatment, falsify records, and retaliate against detainees seeking care.

This section documents the misconduct that directly caused bodily injury, permanent 

disability, and foreseeable risk of death.

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I. NO FULL-TIME PHYSICIAN OR PSYCHIATRIST (2008–2025)

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Document review confirms:

• ZERO full-time medical doctors on staff for at least 17 consecutive years.  

• Psychiatric coverage restricted to 8–20 hours/week.  

• No licensed provider available during nights/weekends — the majority of medical events.  

• Nurse Practitioners and EMT-level staff functioned as the sole clinical decision-makers 

  for 550–600 detainees.

This violates:

• TAC §273.2 (Physician available at all times)  

• Estelle v. Gamble (deliberate indifference to serious medical needs)  

Operational Impact:

• Chronic-care inmates suffered deteriorating conditions.  

• Acute medical emergencies were unmanaged.  

• Medication schedules were inconsistent or ignored entirely.  

• Intake screenings were performed by individuals without clinical authority.

The medical structure itself was unconstitutional.

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II. UNLICENSED PRACTICE OF MEDICINE — CENTRAL SYSTEM FAILURE

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The following misconduct is supported by staffing data, chart entries, and eyewitness accounts:

1. “Dr.” Alan Brooks  

   • Performed medical intake.  

   • Made medical decisions, diagnoses, and clearances.  

   • No Texas medical license found.  

2. EMT-Level Staff (e.g., Larry R. Davis, Joshua D. Ransom)  

   • Administered injections and psychotropic medications.  

   • Performed medical evaluations far outside statutory scope.  

   • Recorded “Seen by MD” entries when no doctor was present.  

   • Adjusted medication dosages without physician orders.

3. Psychiatric Misconduct  

   • Psychiatric medications prescribed without in-person evaluations.  

   • Remote signatures used in place of medical judgment.  

   • MHMR referrals made without clinical criteria.

Violations:

• Texas Occupations Code §155.001 — unlicensed practice (felony)  

• Texas Penal Code §37.10 — falsification of medical records  

• TAC §§273, 275 — clinical standards violations  

Outcome:

• Direct causation of injury, permanent vision loss, neuropathy, and psychological harm.

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III. 47-DAY DENIAL OF DIABETIC CARE (MAY 25 – JULY 11, 2025)

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This was not incompetence.  

This was **deliberate withholding of life-sustaining medication**.

Documented:

• Insulin denied for 48 consecutive days.  

• Glucose checks refused despite repeated symptoms of hyperglycemia.  

• Blood sugar exceeded 400 mg/dL on multiple occasions.  

• Request for ER transport met with:  

  “Doctor’s not here until Monday.”

Medical Consequences:

• Permanent vision impairment  

• Progressive neuropathy  

• Organ stress and near-fatal hyperglycemia  

• Long-term disability  

Legal Consequences:

• Criminal negligence (Tex. Penal Code §6.03(d))  

• Injury by omission (Tex. Penal Code §22.04)  

• Deliberate indifference (§1983)  

• TAC §275 violations  

This single event is sufficient to trigger DOJ investigation.

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IV. FORCED INJECTION — ASSAULT WITH BODILY INJURY

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Incident Summary:

• A ~50cc injection was administered by unlicensed staff without explanation or consent.  

• Immediately thereafter, detainees in the unit fell ill — indicating contamination or 

  improper medication handling.  

• Vision distortion occurred within minutes.  

• No medical evaluation or documentation followed.

Violations:

• Tex. Penal Code §22.02 — Aggravated Assault (serious bodily injury)  

• Tex. Occ. Code §155.001 — unlicensed practice  

• Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment bodily integrity violations  

This constitutes criminal conduct, not clinical care.

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V. PSYCHIATRIC ABUSE — MHMR AS A WEAPON

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Evidence shows that MHMR classifications were used to punish detainees requesting medical help.

Observed Patterns:

• Inmates passed MHMR evaluations but were still placed on suicide watch.  

• Bedding, clothing, and environmental controls were stripped as retaliation.  

• Psychiatric referrals issued not for clinical indicators, but to silence grievances.  

• Threats of forced sedation used to induce compliance.

Violations:

• TAC §283 — Suicide Prevention Plan  

• Fourteenth Amendment — due process  

• International standards under Mandela Rules  

The MHMR system was weaponized to suppress medical complaints.

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VI. SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AS MEDICAL RETALIATION

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Detainee was placed in solitary for:

• Requesting medical care.  

• Reporting symptoms of hyperglycemia.  

• Possessing religious material.  

• “Non-compliance” with unlicensed staff.

Conditions documented:

• 326 total days of solitary confinement.  

• Constant fluorescent lighting.  

• Sleep interruption.  

• Minimal access to hygiene or movement.

Legal Assessment:

• Meets federal criteria for punitive segregation without due process.  

• Violates Fourteenth Amendment rights for pre-trial detainees.  

• Constitutes administrative torture under Mandela Rules 43–45.

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VII. MEDICAL RECORD FALSIFICATION — PATTERN EVIDENCE

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Documented actions:

• Logs altered to indicate medical evaluations that never occurred.  

• Medication refusal forms created days after the fact.  

• Digital timestamps overwritten.  

• Grievances excluded from logs.  

• Suicide-watch logs falsified to appear compliant.  

• Intake notes modified to conceal unlicensed practice.

Violations:

• Texas Penal Code §37.10 — Tampering with Government Records  

• Texas Government Code §552 — suppression of public records  

• §1983 liability for concealment  

Falsification eliminates all “good faith” defenses and establishes **knowing** misconduct.

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CONCLUSION:

The Williamson County Jail medical operation was not a mistake — it was a structure built 

to function illegally. Clinical authority was replaced with unlicensed personnel, medical 

records were altered to conceal misconduct, suicidal classifications were used coercively, 

and life-sustaining care was denied with full knowledge of the consequences.

The resulting injuries, disabilities, and constitutional violations satisfy the elements for:

• Criminal prosecution  

• Civil rights action  

• Professional licensing sanctions  

• DOJ CRIPA intervention  

This section alone supports immediate legal action.

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END OF SECTION 4

SECTION 5 — ADMINISTRATIVE & OVERSIGHT FAILURES

Williamson County Jail (2018–2025)

Prepared for Prosecutorial Review, TCJS Oversight, and DOJ Civil Rights Division

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Overview:

Administrative misconduct inside the Williamson County Jail was not sporadic or accidental — 

it was systemic, coordinated, and reinforced through policy, culture, and deliberate inaction. 

The failures documented below prove supervisory knowledge, institutional intent, and the 

absence of lawful oversight. These patterns eliminate qualified immunity and establish direct 

and vicarious liability for the County and its leadership.

Chief Kathleen A. Pokluda, as the final policymaker for jail operations, had direct authority 

over medical, MHMR, grievance, staffing, and compliance systems, and therefore bears legal 

responsibility for the misconduct described in this section.

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I. SUPPRESSION OF GRIEVANCES, MEDICAL KITES, & LEGAL MAIL

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Documented Misconduct:

• Grievances disappeared after submission and were never entered into tracking logs.  

• Medical kites requesting insulin, glucose checks, or emergency care were destroyed or ignored.  

• Legal mail was delayed, scanned, blocked, or reclassified.  

• Attorney-client communications were monitored or interrupted.  

Legal Impact:

• First Amendment — violation of right to petition and access to courts  

• Fourteenth Amendment — denial of due process  

• Texas Penal Code §39.04 — Civil Rights violations of persons in custody  

Administrative Impact:

• Prevented detainees from reporting abuse  

• Concealed medical neglect  

• Eliminated the primary internal oversight mechanism  

This is deliberate obstruction, not administrative error.

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II. TCJS INSPECTION MANIPULATION & CONFLICT OF INTEREST

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Evidence Summary:

• TCJS inspections reported “no deficiencies” despite documented failures to follow physician orders.  

• Compliance oversight involving former TCJS employee Kathleen A. Pokluda created a direct conflict 

  of interest, corrupting the integrity of the inspection process.  

• Inspection periods correlated with temporary staffing increases, falsified logs, and sanitized entries.  

• Medical logs were edited ahead of TCJS visits to artificially inflate compliance.  

Legal Impact:

• Government Code §552 — suppression and falsification of oversight data  

• Establishes knowledge of wrongdoing  

• Proves policy-level concealment  

Operational Impact:

• The jail passed inspections based on falsified data.  

• The medical unit functioned with no real oversight for years.  

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III. RETALIATORY HOUSING & COERCIVE PLACEMENT (SOLITARY / MHMR / COLD CELLS)

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Patterns Identified:

• Solitary confinement (326 days total) used as punishment for medical requests, grievances, or 

  religious conduct.  

• Suicide-watch placement issued immediately after passing MHMR evaluations.  

• Detainees requesting medical help were labeled “behavioral” to justify strip-cell placement.  

• Environmental manipulation included extreme cold, 24/7 lighting, and sleep disruption.  

Violations:

• Fourteenth Amendment — punitive segregation without due process  

• Eighth Amendment — cruel and unusual punishment  

• TAC §283 — misuse of suicide prevention protocols  

• Mandela Rules 43–45 — administrative torture  

Operational Reality:

Isolation was not a disciplinary response; it was a control mechanism.

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IV. MISCLASSIFICATION OF MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AS “NON-COMPLIANT” OR “BEHAVIORAL”

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Documented Cases:

• Severe hyperglycemia dismissed as “non-compliance.”  

• Vision loss attributed to “refusal to participate.”  

• Collapsing, weakness, or neurological symptoms filed as “behavioral defiance.”  

• Requests for ER transport overridden by unlicensed staff.

Violations:

• Estelle v. Gamble — deliberate indifference  

• TAC §275 — failure to provide medical care  

• Fourteenth Amendment — denial of substantive due process  

Impact:

This practice functioned as a cover-up mechanism for medical neglect.

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V. USE OF TRUSTEES & “ISFs” AS SHADOW STAFF

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Findings:

• Untrained trustees and Inmate Service Facilitators (ISFs) were used to:  

  – pressure inmates into saying certain statements to MHMR evaluators  

  – influence medical outcomes  

  – control unit behavior  

  – extract information  

• These individuals exercised **de facto authority** without training, oversight, or legal status.  

Legal Exposure:

• Liability for delegating governmental functions to unqualified persons  

• Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment violations  

• Supervisory negligence  

Impact:

The jail used inmates as covert extensions of staff power — a known liability factor.

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VI. DOCUMENT FALSIFICATION, SUPPRESSION, & POST-HOC FABRICATION

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Established Patterns:

• Medical logs edited to indicate evaluations that never occurred.  

• Medication refusal forms created after-the-fact to deflect liability.  

• Suicide-watch logs fabricated to simulate continuous monitoring.  

• Hospital transport logs overwritten or missing.  

• Digital audit trails altered to obscure timelines.  

• Grievances shredded or reclassified to bury misconduct reports.

Violations:

• Texas Penal Code §37.10 — tampering with government records  

• Texas Government Code §552 — suppression of public records  

• §1983 liability for concealment of unconstitutional acts  

This evidentiary pattern proves knowledge and intent — not negligence.

VII. FAILURE TO PROTECT — ADMINISTRATIVE NEGLIGENCE

The Jail’s Deliberate Exposure of Detainees to Known Danger

Evidence of Failure:

  • Protective-custody requests were denied despite documented threats of harm.
  • Staff openly stated: “Protective custody is for judges and celebrities.”
  • Jail personnel knowingly left detainees in environments where injury, retaliation, and coercion were foreseeable and avoidable.
  • No meaningful risk assessments were performed, and no intervention occurred even when danger was repeatedly reported.

Legal Violations:

  • Fourteenth Amendment — deliberate indifference and failure to protect
  • Texas Penal Code §39.04 — Civil Rights of Person in Custody
  • State Tort Liability — foreseeable risk and preventable harm

Impact:
The facility did not merely fail to protect detainees — it affirmatively refused protection.
WCJ’s conduct transformed vulnerability into punishment and allowed retaliation, intimidation, and medical deterioration to occur in plain view.


VIII. PATTERN OF ADMINISTRATIVE TORTURE

A Coordinated System of Coercive, Retaliatory, and Illegal Punitive Measures

The following acts were not random, inadvertent, or the product of operational error.
They formed a consistent, intentional set of coercive tactics deployed across units and timeframes — collectively constituting administrative torture.

Cumulative Acts Included:

  • Medical deprivation, including denial of life-sustaining care
  • Forced injections administered by unlicensed personnel
  • Chemical exposure of unknown substances
  • Prolonged solitary confinement used as retaliation rather than classification
  • Manipulation of essential living conditions, including deliberate disruption of:
    – toilet function
    – sink access
    – showers
    – climate control (extreme cold/heat)
  • Service of food unfit for human consumption, described by detainees as “dog food”
  • Threats of excessive force, including officers:
    – pointing a taser directly at the detainee’s face
    – threatening use of a “shock glove”
  • Use of the restraint chair as punishment for nonviolent conduct
  • Operational policies that superseded state and federal law in practice, ignoring regulatory and constitutional boundaries
  • Denial and confiscation of religious materials, including Bibles
  • Theft or withholding of commissary items as punishment or coercion
  • Sleep disruption, including constant illumination and nighttime disturbances
  • Cold exposure intentionally maintained at harmful levels
  • MHMR misuse as retaliation, not clinical assessment
  • Systematic suppression of grievances, including destruction or non-entry
  • Threats of involuntary medication
  • Use of built-in vibration devices in cells (reported in B5L6, B9R1, C7R6, C14R8) to intimidate and control detainees

Legal Classification:
This coordinated pattern meets all criteria for administrative torture, recognized under:

  • UN Mandela Rules 1, 43, and 45
  • Eighth Amendment jurisprudence (cruel and unusual punishment)
  • Fourteenth Amendment due-process standards for pretrial detainees
  • CRIPA pattern-and-practice enforcement triggers

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CONCLUSION — ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY IS ABSOLUTE

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The misconduct outlined above proves that supervisory officials:

• Knew about the violations  

• Had authority to prevent them  

• Failed to act  

• Helped conceal evidence of wrongdoing  

This establishes:

• Supervisory liability  

• Monell liability  

• Civil rights violations under §1983  

• Criminal exposure under Texas law  

• Grounds for DOJ investigation  

Williamson County’s failures were not operational accidents — they were institutional policy.

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END OF SECTION 5

SECTION 6 — SYSTEMIC PATTERN EVIDENCE

Texas Statewide Jail Data (2024–2025) & Federal Precedent

Prepared for DOJ Civil Rights Division, Texas Attorney General, and Grand Jury Review

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Overview:

The misconduct inside the Williamson County Jail is not isolated. Statewide data, 

federal caselaw, and inter-county comparisons reveal that Texas jails repeatedly 

display patterns of medical neglect, unlicensed practice, administrative concealment, 

and retaliation against detainees. Williamson County matches — and in several areas 

exceeds — the severity of these statewide trends.

This section establishes:

• Foreseeability  

• Knowledge of risk  

• Pattern-and-practice liability  

• Grounds for DOJ CRIPA action  

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I. STATEWIDE PATTERN OF MEDICAL NEGLECT (2024–2025)

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Data reviewed from TCJS, media reports, and court filings shows that the majority of 

Texas jail deaths in 2024–2025 involved:

• Untreated medical emergencies  

• Unlicensed or underqualified medical staff  

• Delayed or denied ER transport  

• Medication withholding  

• Documentation inconsistencies  

COUNTY-BY-COUNTY COMPARISON:

1. Harris County  

   – Seizure disorder detainee denied timely transport; DOJ oversight pending.

2. Dallas County  

   – Multiple deaths linked to failure to monitor water intoxication; Parkland Health under scrutiny.

3. Tarrant County  

   – Excessive-force fatalities; medical neglect patterns; multimillion-dollar civil verdicts.

4. Bexar County  

   – Failure-to-protect death; $2.4M settlement; unlicensed psychiatric care issues.

5. Hidalgo County  

   – Sepsis death after delayed treatment; chronic understaffing.

6. Denton County  

   – Starvation and dehydration death in solitary confinement.

7. Williamson County  

   – Diabetic neglect (Acosta v. Williamson County, 2024) affirming County liability.  

   – Forced injections, record falsification, administrative torture.  

   – Longest documented stretches of pretrial solitary confinement in Texas.

Conclusion:

The statewide pattern proves that jail administrators knew — or clearly should have known — 

the risks associated with inadequate medical care. Williamson County amplified these risks 

through deliberate staffing choices and concealment practices.

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II. FEDERAL PRECEDENT SUPPORTING SYSTEMIC LIABILITY

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The following cases establish controlling standards directly applicable to Williamson County:

1. Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97 (1976)  

   – Medical neglect = Eighth Amendment violation.

2. Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825 (1994)  

   – Officials liable when they know of and disregard substantial risks.

3. Kingsley v. Hendrickson, 576 U.S. 389 (2015)  

   – Pretrial detainees protected from punitive conditions and excessive force.

4. Acosta v. Williamson County, No. 21-50579 (5th Cir. 2024)  

   – Fifth Circuit ruling against Williamson County for diabetic neglect.  

   – Confirms the County had clear notice of medical care deficiencies.  

   – Establishes binding precedent directly applicable to current misconduct.

Outcome:

Williamson County had **actual notice** from Acosta alone that withholding diabetic care 

is unconstitutional. Its continued misconduct establishes willful disregard.

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III. IGSA & DUAL SOVEREIGNTY — SHARED LIABILITY WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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The Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA) with the U.S. Marshals Service creates:

• Jointly shared custody  

• Split operational jurisdiction  

• Overlapping federal/state authority  

• Concurrency of liability  

Legal Consequences:

Federal detainees housed at Williamson County Jail fall under:

• Bivens (federal actors)  

• §1983 (state actors)  

• CRIPA (institutional review)  

• ADA & Rehabilitation Act (federal disability standards)  

Evidence shows:

• Federal detainees experienced the same unlawful medical practices as county detainees.  

• The county used “dual sovereignty” as a shield to obscure responsibility.  

• Both federal and county authorities may be liable for resulting injuries.

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IV. PATTERN-AND-PRACTICE INDICATORS

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Indicators confirming systemic misconduct — not isolated actors:

• Seventeen-year gap with no full-time physician.  

• Repeated reliance on unlicensed staff for injections and clinical decisions.  

• Multiple detainees reporting identical patterns of medical neglect.  

• Persistent refusal to provide ER transport for acute emergencies.  

• Suppression of grievances across multiple housing units.  

• Consistent falsification of logs and timestamp manipulation.  

• MHMR misuse as a retaliatory tool, not a clinical instrument.  

• Documented retaliation for medical requests and religious conduct.  

• Direct conflicts of interest in TCJS oversight structure.  

Taken together, these show deliberate operational design — not oversight failure.

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V. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS — WILLIAMSON COUNTY AS A HIGH-RISK OUTLIER

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While medical neglect is common statewide, Williamson County is an extreme outlier due to:

• Length of solitary confinement (326 days — unheard of for pretrial)  

• Forced, unlicensed injections causing permanent injury  

• Systemic record falsification across multiple departments  

• MHMR weaponization against compliant detainees  

• Complete absence of 24/7 licensed physician coverage  

• Document suppression and retaliatory housing patterns  

• Prior federal litigation (Acosta) proving notice and deliberate disregard  

Williamson County displays **aggravating factors** not found in most Texas counties — 

especially the combination of forced injections, administrative torture, and falsification of records.

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VI. DOJ CRIPA INTERVENTION — ALL TRIGGERS SATISFIED

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Under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), the DOJ intervenes when 

a facility demonstrates:

• Pattern of constitutional violations        ✔  

• Systemic medical neglect                    ✔  

• Supervisory knowledge or deliberate denial  ✔  

• Retaliation against detainees               ✔  

• Document falsification                      ✔  

• Use of unlicensed staff for medical acts    ✔  

• Failure to protect                          ✔  

Williamson County satisfies every single CRIPA trigger.

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CONCLUSION:

The systemic pattern evidence proves that:

• The County had knowledge of the dangers.  

• The dangers were documented statewide.  

• Federal precedent directly warned Williamson County.  

• The County continued unlawful practices anyway.  

This establishes deliberate indifference, supervisory liability, and grounds for immediate:

• DOJ investigation  

• Criminal review  

• Civil rights litigation  

• Administrative sanctions  

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END OF SECTION 6

EXHIBIT A  

SYSTEMIC MEDICAL ABUSE, ADMINISTRATIVE TORTURE, AND DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE  

AT THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY JAIL (2018–2025)  

Submitted: December 4, 2025  

Prepared for Criminal Review, Federal Civil Rights Investigation, and Medical Licensing Action

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INTRODUCTION

This Exhibit documents a continuous pattern of illegal medical practices, retaliatory housing, 

denial of life-sustaining care, forced injections, MHMR misuse, record falsification, and 

administrative torture carried out inside the Williamson County Jail (WCJ) from 2018 through 

2025.

The conduct described herein inflicted permanent physical injury, neurological damage, vision loss, 

psychological trauma, and placed the detainee at risk of death. The violations were not isolated. 

They were institutional practice — predictable, preventable, and known to supervisors.

This Exhibit serves as:

• A factual narrative for prosecutors  

• A sworn-impact summary for DOJ CRIPA  

• A causation timeline for medical experts  

• A defendant matrix foundation for civil rights litigation  

• Evidence of unlicensed practice for Texas medical licensing authorities  

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I. MEDICAL SYSTEM STRUCTURE — BUILT TO FAIL AND TO HARM

The WCJ medical operation was designed without licensed oversight:

• No full-time physician for at least seventeen consecutive years.  

• Part-time psychiatrists contracted only 8–20 hours/week.  

• Nights and weekends — zero licensed clinical presence.  

• EMTs and unlicensed personnel making medical decisions.  

• Medication protocols delegated illegally.  

• Charting performed by staff unqualified to diagnose or treat.  

This structure violates:

– TAC §273.2 (physician required at all times)  

– TAC §275 (health services standards)  

– Estelle v. Gamble (deliberate indifference)  

– Texas Occ. Code §155.001 (unlicensed practice)  

The medical system was not understaffed — it was unlawful by design.

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II. 47-DAY DENIAL OF DIABETIC CARE (MAY 25 – JULY 11, 2025)

This period represents one of the clearest, most egregious episodes of deliberate medical neglect 

ever documented in a Texas jail.

Evidence shows:

• Insulin withheld for 48 consecutive days.  

• No glucose monitoring despite dizziness, vision loss, collapse, and blood sugar >400 mg/dL.  

• Emergency transport denied with the statement:  

  “Doctor’s not here until Monday.”  

• MHMR used to label the medical complaint as “behavioral.”

Medical Consequences:

• Permanent vision impairment  

• Worsening neuropathy  

• Organ stress  

• Risk of coma and death  

Legal Consequences:

• Texas Penal Code §22.04 — Injury by omission  

• Criminal negligence  

• Deliberate indifference under §1983  

• Medical malpractice  

• Violations of every clinical standard governing diabetes care  

This was not a “mistake.”  

It was knowing, prolonged, medically lethal neglect.

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III. FORCED INJECTION INCIDENT — ASSAULT WITH BODILY INJURY

A ~50cc injection was administered without:

• Explanation  

• Diagnosis  

• Consent  

• Licensed personnel  

• Medical supervision  

• Chart entry  

• Follow-up care  

Immediately after the injection:

• Vision distortion occurred.  

• Other detainees in the cellblock became ill.  

• No physician examined the detainee.  

• No documentation was created.  

Violations:

• Tex. Penal Code §22.02 — Aggravated Assault  

• Unlicensed medical practice  

• Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment bodily-integrity rights  

• TAC §275 (improper administration of medication)  

The forced injection represents direct use of chemical force by unlicensed individuals.

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IV. RETALIATORY MHMR CLASSIFICATION — PSYCHIATRIC ABUSE

The MHMR system was used not for evaluation — but for retaliation:

• Passing an MHMR evaluation triggered punishment.  

• Detainees requesting medical care were labeled “suicide risk.”  

• Clothing, bedding, and environmental controls removed as retaliation.  

• Threats of forced sedation used to control behavior.  

• MHMR placements used to silence medical complaints.

This conduct violates:

• TAC §283 — suicide prevention regulations  

• Fourteenth Amendment — due process  

• International standards for humane treatment  

This was not psychiatric care.  

This was administrative torture disguised as mental health.

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V. SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AS A MEDICAL CONTROL MECHANISM  (326 CUMULATIVE DAYS)

Solitary confinement was used not for violence or discipline — but for:

• Medical refusal  

• Grievance activity  

• Religious practice  

• Retaliation for reporting injuries  

• Controlling a medically vulnerable detainee  

Conditions included:

• 24/7 fluorescent lighting  

• Sleep disruption  

• Extreme cold  

• No access to proper bedding or hygiene  

• No medical assessment during isolation  

Violations:

• Eighth Amendment  

• Fourteenth Amendment  

• Mandela Rules 43–45  

• TAC §275 — denial of adequate health services  

Solitary was a weapon, not a classification.  

It was used to break the detainee physically, psychologically, and medically.

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VI. SYSTEMATIC FALSIFICATION OF MEDICAL RECORDS

Documented actions:

• “Seen by MD” entries recorded when no doctor was present.  

• Medication refusal forms fabricated days after events.  

• Digital timestamps altered.  

• Charts created retroactively to conceal harmful outcomes.  

• Suicide-watch logs falsified to show nonexistent monitoring.  

• Intake assessments modified to hide unlicensed practice.  

Violations:

• Texas Penal Code §37.10 — tampering with government records  

• Texas Government Code §552 — suppression of public records  

• §1983 — concealment as a constitutional violation  

Falsification is the strongest form of evidence for knowledge and intent.

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VII. MEDICAL STAFF ROSTER (2024–2025) — DEFENDANT INDEX

The following individuals participated in medical decision-making, intake, charting, 

medication administration, or psychiatric referral processes inside WCJ.  

Inclusion does not imply guilt, but establishes potential liability.

●Dr. Kahn — Psychiatrist (No Active Medical License)

  • Jamie P. Brooks — provider/intake; license status unknown  

● Paige P. Altobelli — EMT/intake screener  

● Ronald W. Barnett — medical staff  

● Luke Cadriel — medical staff  

● Larry R. Davis — EMT; performed injections; major unlicensed practice violations  

● Rex A. Forehand — medical staff  

● Melissa Hallett — mental-health staff  

● Matthew Ivie — medical staff  

● Rachael C. Lentz — medical staff  

● Daniel J. Meisinger — medical staff  

● Ronald S. Meissner — medical staff  

● David A. Miller — intake/medical screener; conflicting documentation  

● Joshua D. Ransom — “medical officer”; documented falsification patterns  

● Carlos S. Wheless — medical provider  

● Roberto D. Wheless — medical provider  

Supervisory Accountability:

• Kathleen A. Pokluda, Chief — final policymaker responsible for all operations, 

  including medical, MHMR, classification, grievances, training, and compliance.

Each person listed above will appear again in:

• Defendant Matrix (Section 14)  

• Unlicensed Medical Practice Table  

• Scope-of-Practice Analysis  

• §1983 Liability Chart  

• Tort Claims Act Negligence Matrix  

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VIII. CAUSATION & PERMANENT INJURY SUMMARY

Documented injuries include:

• Permanent vision impairment  

• Neuropathy  

• Chronic nerve pain  

• Cognitive effects from prolonged hyperglycemia  

• Psychological trauma  

• Sleep disorder from extended solitary confinement  

• Loss of normal glucose regulation  

• Emotional distress and PTSD symptoms  

These injuries are consistent with:

• Medical neglect  

• Forced chemical exposure  

• Inadequate diabetic management  

• Prolonged sensory deprivation  

Causation is direct, medically supported, and legally actionable.

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CONCLUSION

The medical misconduct at Williamson County Jail was not accidental.  

It was structural, deliberate, and concealed through falsification and intimidation.

This Exhibit establishes:

• Criminal exposure  

• Civil rights violations  

• Supervisory liability  

• Medical licensing violations  

• State-created danger  

• Administrative torture  

• Unlicensed practice  

• Deliberate indifference  

This Exhibit alone justifies:

• Criminal charges  

• Civil rights litigation  

• TCJS sanctions  

• Federal CRIPA intervention  

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END OF EXHIBIT A

EXHIBIT B  

WILLIAMSON COUNTY JAIL  

MEDICAL & PSYCHIATRIC HIRING RECORD (2018–2025)  

Full Audit Reconstruction & Legal Exposure Analysis  

Submitted: December 4, 2025

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INTRODUCTION

This Exhibit provides a consolidated, litigation-ready reconstruction of hiring practices, 

credentialing failures, licensing gaps, and medical staffing patterns at the Williamson 

County Jail between 2018 and 2025. The evidence demonstrates that WCJ operated a 

medical system that violated:

• Texas Occupations Code §155.001 (Unlicensed Practice of Medicine)  

• Texas Administrative Code §§273–275 (Medical Standards)  

• Federal constitutional requirements for detainee medical care  

• Basic hiring and credentialing standards applicable to any clinical environment  

This Exhibit establishes the County’s **actual knowledge** of risk through:  

– staffing patterns,  

– contract structures,  

– absentee physician coverage,  

– reliance on EMT-level personnel, and  

– lack of verification for medical credentials.

The hiring record itself is evidence of deliberate indifference.

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I. MEDICAL STAFFING MODEL (2018–2025)  

A SYSTEM DESIGNED WITHOUT LEGAL OVERSIGHT

Review of personnel records and county staffing patterns confirms:

1. No full-time physician from 2008–2025

   – Seventeen consecutive years without a licensed doctor on-site.  

   – No 24-hour coverage; nights and weekends staffed exclusively by non-physicians.

2. Part-time psychiatric coverage only

Dr. Ghulam M. Khan — Psychiatrist (No Active Medical License)

Misconduct:

 • Acted as a psychiatrist without an active Texas medical license

 • Conducted psychiatric evaluations while unlicensed

 • Prescribed and renewed non-psychotropic and chronic-care medications without lawful authority

 • Authorized medications for a pretrial detainee while legally prohibited from practicing medicine

 • Failed to diagnose or respond to obvious medical emergencies (uncontrolled diabetes, neurological decline)

 • Enabled unlicensed medical staff (Davis, Ransom, Miller, Ivie) to carry out clinical decisions under his name

 • Participated in a system that concealed the absence of a licensed physician

 • Wrote prescriptions on at least two visits despite lacking legal authority to prescribe in Texas

 • Allowed or failed to correct false “Seen by MD” entries in medical logs

 • Disclosed or permitted disclosure of PHI to non-medical personnel through improper documentation practices

Criminal & Civil Violations:

 • Texas Occupations Code §155.001 — Unlicensed Practice of Medicine (Felony)

 • Texas Health & Safety Code §481 — Unauthorized prescription of controlled substances

 • Texas Penal Code §37.10 — Tampering with Government Records (prescription entries, evaluation logs)

 • Texas Penal Code §22.04 — Injury by Omission (failure to treat life-threatening conditions)

 • Texas Penal Code §39.04 — Civil Rights Violations of a Person in Custody

 • Federal: 42 U.S.C. §1983 — Deliberate Indifference under color of law

 • Federal: Prescription Fraud (DEA regulatory violations)

 • HIPAA Violations:

    – 45 C.F.R. §164.502(a) — Impermissible PHI disclosure

    – 45 C.F.R. §164.530(c) — Failure to safeguard PHI

 • Texas Medical Privacy Act — Texas HSC Ch. 181

 • Tex. Occ. Code §159.002 — Breach of physician-patient confidentiality

Aggravating Factors:

 • Psychotropic and non-psychotropic medications were issued despite lack of licensure

 • Jail relied on his signature to justify medication plans for 550+ detainees

 • His unlicensed actions allowed EMTs and jailers to pose as clinical decision-makers

 • His omissions contributed to:

    – 47 days of untreated hyperglycemia

    – Vision loss

    – Peripheral neuropathy

    – Psychological deterioration

 • His role perpetuated a fraudulent appearance of medical oversight, enabling systemic harm

Recommended Action:

 • Immediate referral to Texas Medical Board for unlicensed practice investigation

 • Criminal prosecution for unlicensed medical practice and prescription fraud

 • Inclusion in §1983 civil-rights suit as a direct and proximate cause of injury

 • HIPAA and Texas privacy-law enforcement referral

 • Full subpoena of all psychiatric logs, prescriptions, and digital entries created under his name

   – Contracted for 8–20 hours/week.  

   – No after-hours licensed psychiatric coverage.

3. Nurse Practitioners used as primary medical decision-makers

   – Beyond lawful scope without physician availability.  

   – No documented physician supervision logs.

4. EMTs, jailers, and unlicensed personnel routinely performed medical acts

   – Administered injections  

   – Performed medical clearances  

   – Recorded “Seen by MD” notes  

   – Adjusted medications  

5. No credential validation system 

   – License checks not documented.  

   – No annual verification of medical qualifications.  

   – No tracking of disciplinary actions or prior complaints.

This structure violates clinical, legal, and constitutional standards.

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II. HIRING AND CREDENTIALING FAILURES  

A PROVEN PATTERN

The following structural failures were identified:

1. No verification of medical licenses prior to hiring

   – “Dr.” Alan Brooks listed as a medical provider with no record in the Texas Medical Board database.  

   – Multiple staff members operated in clinical roles without confirming scope of practice.

2. No ongoing credential monitoring 

  – No renewal tracking.  

   – No disciplinary history review.  

   – No cross-checking of out-of-state licensing actions.

3. No training standards for medical staff

   – EMTs performing RN/NP/MD-level tasks.  

   – Jailers involved in medication and medical decision chains.  

   – Zero documented continuing education.

4. No standardized clinical supervision

   – Supervisory physician rarely or never on-site.  

   – No documented oversight of NP or EMT activities.  

   – Delegation logs absent or falsified.

5. No compliance officer for medical operations

   – Oversight effectively subcontracted to individuals lacking clinical expertise.  

   – Internal audit mechanisms were nonexistent.

These failures reflect deliberate cost-cutting, not logistical oversight.

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III. STAFFING ROSTER & ROLE DEFINITIONS  

(2018–2025 MEDICAL, PSYCHIATRIC, AND MEDICAL-ADJACENT STAFF)

Personnel listed below were identified as performing medical or psychiatric functions.  

Inclusion does not imply guilt but establishes involvement in clinical operations and 

potential liability exposure.

● Jamie P. Brooks — Listed as medical provider; license unverifiable  

● Paige P. Altobelli — EMT / intake screener  

● Ronald W. Barnett — Medical staff  

● Luke Cadriel — Medical staff  

● Larry R. Davis — EMT; administered injections; exceeded scope  

● Rex A. Forehand — Medical staff  

● Melissa Hallett — Mental health staff / MHMR involvement  

● Matthew Ivie — Medical staff  

● Rachael C. Lentz — Medical staff  

● Daniel J. Meisinger — Medical/psychiatric staff  

● Ronald S. Meissner — Medical staff  

● David A. Miller — Intake screener; conflicting watch-status documentation  

● Joshua D. Ransom — “Medical officer”; performed unlicensed medical acts  

● Carlos S. Wheless — Medical provider  

● Roberto D. Wheless — Medical provider  

Supervisory Personnel:

● Chief Kathleen A. Pokluda — final policymaker; responsible for all hiring, medical oversight, 

  compliance, MHMR, grievances, and training.

These individuals will be included again in:

– Defendant Matrix  

– Unlicensed Practice Chart  

– Delegation Violations Table  

– Scope-of-Practice Analysis  

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IV. HIRING RECORD RED FLAGS  

DOCUMENTED THROUGH STAFFING PATTERNS & OPERATIONAL FAILURE

Each of the following red flags independently establishes negligence; together, they prove 

deliberate indifference:

1. Absence of licensed medical supervision 

2. Absence of license verification procedures

3. Absence of background checks for clinical staff

4. Use of EMTs for injections and psychotropic medication management

5. Administrative refusal to correct staffing deficiencies

6. Prior federal case (Acosta) proving knowledge of diabetic care failures

7. Repeated internal complaints with no corrective action

8. Lack of documentation for clinical decision-making  

9. Inconsistency of contract provider availability  

10. Pattern of falsified or missing medical records

These red flags support both civil and criminal liability.

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V. LEGAL EXPOSURE — HIRING RECORD IMPLICATIONS

The hiring practices described herein create exposure under:

State Liability:

• Texas Occ. Code §155.001 — unlicensed practice  

• Texas Penal Code §37.10 — falsification of records  

• Texas Penal Code §22.04 — injury by omission  

Federal Liability:

• 42 U.S.C. §1983 — deliberate indifference  

• Monell liability for unconstitutional staffing policies  

• CRIPA investigation triggers  

• ADA Title II (failure to accommodate medical disabilities)  

• Bivens liability for federal detainees under IGSA housing  

Supervisory Exposure:

• Chief Pokluda, as final policymaker, bears direct and vicarious liability.  

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VI. CONCLUSION

The Williamson County Jail’s hiring and credentialing system was not merely flawed — it was 

nonexistent. The County knowingly staffed medical positions with unlicensed or underqualified 

personnel, failed to verify credentials, ignored psychiatric coverage gaps, and allowed EMTs 

to perform dangerous and illegal medical procedures.

The structure described in this Exhibit is evidence of:

• Supervisory negligence  

• Policy-level deliberate indifference  

• Medical malpractice  

• Criminal conduct  

• Clear grounds for civil and federal action  

This Exhibit supports immediate review by:

– Texas Medical Board  

– Texas Board of Nursing  

– Texas EMS credentialing authorities  

– TCJS  

– DOJ Civil Rights Division  

– State prosecutors  

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EXHIBIT C  

OVERSIGHT BREAKDOWN, TCJS FAILURES, AND REGULATORY CAPTURE  

AT THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY JAIL (2018–2025)  

Submitted: December 4, 2025

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INTRODUCTION

This Exhibit documents how the Williamson County Jail avoided regulatory accountability 

for years through a combination of:

• TCJS inspection manipulation  

• Conflicts of interest  

• Document falsification  

• Temporary staffing “staging”  

• Selective reporting  

• Suppression of internal complaints  

These failures allowed the County’s unlawful medical system, unlicensed practice, and 

administrative torture to operate without detection or correction.

This Exhibit establishes that TCJS oversight was not only ineffective — it was compromised 

by design.

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I. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THE CENTER OF OVERSIGHT  

(Formal Oversight Controlled by a Former TCJS Insider)

Chief Kathleen A. Pokluda — hired by Williamson County — previously worked in or alongside 

TCJS networks responsible for jail compliance. Her role at WCJ included:

• Internal audit oversight  

• Medical compliance supervision  

• Coordination during TCJS inspections  

• Control of grievance and classification data  

• Final decision-making authority for policy compliance  

This creates a direct conflict of interest where:

• The person responsible for compliance  

• Is the same person responsible for the violations  

• And the same person interfacing with TCJS inspectors  

Supervisory Liability Trigger:

This makes all failures “known,” “foreseeable,” and “deliberate” for Monell purposes.

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II. 2019 TCJS INSPECTION — “NO DEFICIENCIES” DESPITE DOCUMENTED FAILURES

The 2019 TCJS report found **zero deficiencies**, even though:

• Physician orders were not followed.  

• Medication logs were incomplete or falsified.  

• Psychiatric evaluations were delayed or nonexistent.  

• There was no physician coverage during nights/weekends.  

• Intake medical screenings were performed by unlicensed personnel.  

• Diabetic care protocols were ignored.  

This contradiction suggests:

• Manipulation of inspection conditions  

• Selective disclosure of documents  

• Temporary “staging” of medical staff  

• Pre-inspection editing of logs  

This is classic **regulatory capture** — oversight bodies receiving curated data that does not 

reflect operational reality.

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III. PATTERN OF INSPECTION MANIPULATION  

(CONDUCT CONSISTENT FOR MULTIPLE YEARS)

Evidence supports the following manipulation strategies:

1. Pre-inspection document “cleanup”

   – Late entries added to logs.  

   – “Seen by MD” notations inserted.  

   – Missing signatures filled in.  

   – Medication refusal forms created after-the-fact.

2. Temporary staffing inflation

   – Additional medical personnel brought on-site during inspection windows.  

   – Shift coverage temporarily expanded to create false compliance.  

3. Selective presentation of records

   – Only sanitized records shown to inspectors.  

   – Grievances withheld.  

   – MHMR records not disclosed.  

4. Inspector dependency on County-provided documents

   – No independent verification of medical staff licenses.  

   – No random chart sampling.  

   – No review of chronic-care protocols. 

5. Absence of unscheduled inspections

   – All reviews pre-announced or coordinated.  

   – No surprise audits conducted.

Effect:

TCJS never saw the real jail — only the staged version presented to them.

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IV. OVERSIGHT FAILURES — STRUCTURAL AND INTENTIONAL

TCJS regulation imposes several mandatory requirements that WCJ repeatedly violated:

1. Physician Availability (TAC §273.2)  

   – Violated for seventeen consecutive• No 24/7 physician availability  

   – Not cited by TCJS despite open data  

   – Failure to act constitutes regulatory negligence

2. Health Services (TAC §275)  

   – Medication management failures  

   – Emergency transport failures  

   – Intake failures  

   – Chronic-care failures  

   – All ignored by TCJS

3. Suicide Prevention (TAC §283)  

   – Suicide-watch cells used punitively  

   – No corrective action from TCJS  

4. Record-Keeping Requirements  

   – Document falsification  

   – Missing logs  

   – Inspection-endorsed inaccuracies  

TCJS oversight failed **in every statutory category**.

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V. DELIBERATE SUPPRESSION OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT CHANNELS

Documented failures include:

• Grievances destroyed or never logged  

• Medical kites hidden or reclassified  

• Legal mail delayed or blocked  

• No internal audit mechanism  

• No “sentinel event” review process  

• MHMR used as a punishment to silence complaints  

• Staff encouraged to document medical requests as “non-compliant behavior”

These failures prevented:

• Attorney access  

• Medical investigation  

• External oversight  

• Civil rights reporting  

This constitutes an **obstruction of justice environment** within WCJ.

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VI. PRIOR NOTICE — ACOSTA v. WILLIAMSON COUNTY (2024)

The Fifth Circuit’s ruling in Acosta v. Williamson County (2024) placed the County on 

explicit notice that:

• Diabetic neglect is unconstitutional  

• WCJ has a pattern of failing to provide medical care  

• Supervisory liability applies  

Despite this ruling, WCJ continued:

• Withholding insulin  

• Ignoring hyperglycemia symptoms  

• Allowing unlicensed staff to make medical decisions  

• Falsifying charts  

This satisfies the “knowledge” and “deliberate indifference” elements for both civil 

liability and criminal exposure.

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VII. OVERSIGHT CIRCUMVENTION AS A MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Evidence suggests that WCJ leadership used oversight failure as a feature — not a bug:

• Reduced staffing costs by avoiding licensed medical personnel  

• Eliminated liability by controlling internal documentation  

• Maintained TCJS compliance through selective record disclosure  

• Used MHMR and solitary confinement to suppress dissent  

• Retained operational autonomy without external interference  

This was a system of concealment, not incompetence.

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VIII. LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF OVERSIGHT FAILURE

The oversight breakdown establishes:

STATE EXPOSURE:

• Penal Code §37.10 — record tampering  

• Penal Code §39.04 — civil rights violations  

• Government Code §552 — records suppression  

FEDERAL EXPOSURE:

• 42 U.S.C. §1983 — deliberate indifference  

• Monell liability for unconstitutional policies  

• ADA Title II violations  

• CRIPA intervention triggers  

SUPERVISORY EXPOSURE:

• Chief Pokluda as the final policymaker  

• County-level liability for systemic failures  

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CONCLUSION

The oversight system at WCJ did not fail by accident — it failed by design.  

TCJS inspectors were shown sanitized conditions, falsified records, and a staged 

version of jail operations. Internal oversight mechanisms were deliberately disabled, 

leaving detainees without any lawful pathway to report abuse or secure medical care.

This Exhibit confirms:

• Regulatory capture occurred  

• Oversight failed at every level  

• Supervisors knew and concealed misconduct  

• TCJS was structurally incapable of identifying violations  

• Federal intervention is now required  

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END OF EXHIBIT C

EXHIBIT D  

PRETRIAL DETENTION SUMMARY  

Constitutional Status, Rights Violations, and Unlawful Punitive Treatment  

Williamson County Jail (2024–2025)  

Submitted: December 4, 2025

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INTRODUCTION — THE CONSTITUTIONAL FRAME

This Exhibit establishes the most fundamental fact in this entire prosecutorial packet:

At all times relevant to the events described herein, the detainee was a **pretrial inmate**.

Under U.S. law:

• Pretrial detainees are **presumed innocent**  

• They cannot be punished for any reason  

• They retain heightened constitutional protections  

• They may only be subjected to restrictions necessary for jail safety or operations  

Any punitive or harmful treatment is **per se unconstitutional** under the Fourteenth Amendment.

This Exhibit documents the ways in which Williamson County violated every one of those rights.

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I. LEGAL STANDARD FOR PRETRIAL DETAINEES  

(WHY WCJ’S CONDUCT IS PER SE UNCONSTITUTIONAL)

The U.S. Supreme Court sets the standard:

Bell v. Wolfish (1979):

  Pretrial detainees cannot be subjected to conditions or restrictions amounting to punishment.

Kingsley v. Hendrickson (2015):

  The government’s actions must be objectively reasonable — not punitive.

Estelle v. Gamble (1976):

  Denial of medical care = constitutional violation.

Farmer v. Brennan (1994):

  Officials liable for ignoring known risks.

Fifth Circuit — Acosta v. Williamson County (2024):

  Diabetic neglect at the *same jail* is unconstitutional.

This means:

• Solitary confinement used as retaliation = unconstitutional  

• Medical neglect = unconstitutional  

• Forced injections = unconstitutional  

• MHMR misuse as punishment = unconstitutional  

• Record falsification = unconstitutional  

• Suppression of grievances = unconstitutional  

WCJ violated them all.

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II. HOUSING & CLASSIFICATION ABUSES AGAINST A PRETRIAL DETAINEE

Unlawful Punitive Measures, Retaliatory Assignments, and Torture-Based Environmental Control

As a pretrial detainee — legally innocent — the individual was subjected to a broad constellation of abusive housing practices, each deployed not for legitimate security reasons but as retaliation, coercion, and punishment forbidden under the Fourteenth Amendment.

The following conditions constitute clear constitutional violations:


1. 326 Days of Solitary Confinement

Used as a weapon of retaliation, not classification.

Solitary was imposed despite:

  • No history of violence
  • No escape risk
  • No disciplinary infraction
  • Medical vulnerability

Instead, solitary confinement was repeatedly used to:

  • Retaliate for filing grievances
  • Punish requests for medical care
  • Silence reports of forced injections
  • Break psychological resistance

Legal Impact:
This violates Bell v. Wolfish, which prohibits punitive measures against pretrial detainees for any reason, and Kingsley, which forbids objectively unreasonable force or conditions.


2. Strip-Cell Placement & Suicide-Watch Abuse

Weaponized mental-health classification to punish medical complaints.

Documented Misuse Includes:

  • Suicide-watch placement after passing MHMR evaluations
  • Removal of clothing, bedding, and basic environmental controls
  • Use of suicide-watch to punish noncompliance, not protect mental health
  • Staff threats of forced sedation

Legal Impact:
This constitutes unlawful punitive confinement and violates TAC §283, the Fourteenth Amendment, and international humanitarian standards.


3. Environmental Torture: Cold Cells, Sleep Deprivation & Sensory Manipulation

These measures were systematically applied without penological justification:

Cold Exposure

  • Temperatures intentionally lowered
  • Blankets removed
  • No added clothing permitted

Sleep Disruption

  • Lights kept on 24/7
  • Constant noise, banging, and cell checks
  • Environmental interruptions designed to prevent rest

Sensory Manipulation

  • Targeted disturbances
  • Bright-light exposure
  • Confinement in overstimulating or understimulating conditions

Legal Impact:
These conditions qualify as administrative torture, violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and the Mandela Rules’ ban on prolonged sensory deprivation.


4. Retaliatory Reclassification After Forced Injections & Medical Complaints

Following:

  • Requests for insulin
  • Reports of hyperglycemia
  • Complaints about forced injections

The detainee was reclassified into:

  • Higher-security units
  • Solitary cells
  • Suicide-watch or restraint settings

These reclassifications were arbitrary, retaliatory, and untethered to any legitimate penological purpose.


5. Manipulation of Basic Utilities and Bodily Functions

Documented acts include:

  • Tampering with toilet function
  • Restricting sink usage
  • Withholding showers
  • Manipulating climate controls

These actions were used to degrade, coerce, and punish.


6. Contaminated or Inhumane Food Service (“Dog Food”)

Detainees were intentionally served:

  • Spoiled food
  • Food cold or partially raw
  • Items described as “dog food” in texture and smell

Food manipulation as punishment is a recognized marker of torture regimes.


7. Threats of Physical Violence & Extreme Force Instruments

Staff engaged in intimidation tactics including:

  • Pointing a taser directly at the detainee’s face
  • Threatening use of a shock glove
  • Brandishing weapons to induce compliance
  • Using excessive body-force posturing

These threats are unconstitutional even when not executed.


8. Restraint Chair Abuse

The restraint chair — reserved for imminent physical danger — was used:

  • As punishment
  • For nonviolent, nonresisting behavior
  • In response to religious activity or medical complaints

This constitutes excessive force under Kingsley.


9. Religious Retaliation & Deprivation of Materials

Documented abuses include:

  • Confiscation of religious books
  • Punishment for prayer or worship
  • Restricting access to spiritual comfort as retaliation

This violates both the First Amendment and RLUIPA.


10. Commissary Theft & Economic Coercion

Staff participated in or allowed:

  • Commissary items to be stolen
  • Deliveries to be withheld
  • Purchases to be used as leverage or punishment

This is economic retaliation in violation of constitutional protections.


11. Coercive Use of Cell Vibration Devices

(Reported in B5L6, B9R1, C7R6, C14R8)

These devices were used to:

  • Harass
  • Control behavior
  • Disturb sleep
  • Induce stress or panic

Artificial vibration exposure inside confinement spaces is recognized internationally as a psychological torture mechanism.


Legal Summary — Why These Acts Are Per Se Unconstitutional

Because the detainee was pretrial, any punitive condition — including solitary confinement, deprivation, force, or environmental manipulation — is automatically unconstitutional, without exception.

These practices violate:

Constitutional Law

  • Fourteenth Amendment
  • Eighth Amendment (via Fourteenth)
  • First Amendment
  • Due Process Clause
  • Equal Protection Clause

Federal Case Law

  • Bell v. Wolfish — no punishment allowed pretrial
  • Kingsley v. Hendrickson — objective reasonableness for conditions
  • Estelle v. Gamble — medical neglect = constitutional violation
  • Farmer v. Brennan — deliberate indifference standard

International Standards

  • Mandela Rules 1, 43, 45
  • ICCPR Art. 7 (prohibition of torture and cruel treatment)

Texas Law

  • Penal Code §39.04
  • Tort standards for foreseeability
  • TAC §§273–283

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III. MEDICAL DEPRIVATION AS PUNISHMENT  

(UNLAWFUL FOR PRETRIAL STATUS)

The detainee’s pretrial status makes medical deprivation even more severe as a legal violation.

Documented:

• Insulin withheld for 47 consecutive days  

• ER transport repeatedly denied  

• Unlicensed personnel performing medical evaluations  

• Forced injections administered  

• Vision loss ignored  

• Neuropathy symptoms dismissed as “behavioral”  

• Zero physician involvement for months  

Legal impact:

• Violations cannot be justified as “disciplinary”  

• The County cannot offer a legitimate penological purpose  

• Medical neglect becomes **punitive by definition**  

This is one of the clearest Fourteenth Amendment violations in Texas jail litigation.

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IV. RELIGIOUS RETALIATION AGAINST A PRETRIAL DETAINEE

Evidence shows:

• Detainee placed in restraint chair for possessing a Bible  

• Religious expressions were documented as “non-compliant behavior”  

• Solitary confinement used after religious activity  

Legal impact:

• First Amendment violation  

• Fourteenth Amendment violation  

• Civil rights damages available under §1983  

Retaliating against religious conduct is unconstitutional under any standard — doubly so for a pretrial detainee.

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V. SUPPRESSION OF GRIEVANCES — DEPRIVATION OF ACCESS TO COURTS

The detainee’s grievances were:

• Destroyed  

• Hidden  

• Never logged  

• Returned without tracking  

• Reclassified as “behavioral issues”  

Legal impact:

• First Amendment — right to petition  

• Fourteenth Amendment — due process  

• Sixth Amendment — interference with access to counsel  

Suppression of grievances is independent grounds for liability.

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VI. FAILURE TO PROTECT — PRETRIAL VULNERABILITY IGNORED

The detainee requested protective custody and received:

• No response  

• Statements such as “PC is for judges and celebrities”  

• Continued exposure to hostile or coercive jail conditions  

Legal impact:

• Fourteenth Amendment — failure-to-protect  

• Farmer v. Brennan standard satisfied  

A pretrial detainee must be protected — not placed into dangerous environments.

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VII. FEDERAL LIABILITY — DUAL SOVEREIGNTY APPLIES TO PRETRIAL DETENTION

Because of the intergovernmental agreement (IGSA):

• Federal and county actors jointly responsible  

• Both can face liability under §1983 and Bivens  

• CRIPA oversight applies  

Pretrial detainee status heightens this liability because:

• The detainee had not been convicted  

• All punitive actions automatically violate the Constitution  

• The government’s burden to justify conditions increases dramatically  

This is a DOJ red-flag category.

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VIII. SUMMARY — WHY PRETRIAL STATUS MAKES WCJ’S ACTIONS INDEFENSIBLE

Because the detainee was pretrial:

• Solitary confinement was unconstitutional  

• MHMR misuse was unconstitutional  

• Forced injections were unconstitutional  

• Medical neglect was unconstitutional  

• Retaliation for grievances was unconstitutional  

• Destruction of records was unconstitutional  

• All abusive housing assignments were unconstitutional  

There is no penological defense available.  

None.  

No qualified immunity.  

No “good faith” escape.  

No “disciplinary rationale.”  

WCJ’s actions were punitive, retaliatory, medically harmful, and illegal across all frameworks.

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CONCLUSION

This Exhibit establishes that the detainee — legally innocent — was subjected to:

• Punishment  

• Torture  

• Medical deprivation  

• Forced chemical exposure  

• Solitary confinement  

• Retaliation  

• Suppression of complaints  

Every one of these actions violates the Fourteenth Amendment, federal precedent, and Texas law.

This Exhibit is a cornerstone for:

• §1983 civil rights lawsuits  

• DOJ CRIPA intervention  

• Criminal prosecution  

• State Tort Claims  

• Immediate federal oversight of Williamson County Jail  

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END OF EXHIBIT D

EXHIBIT E  

DUAL SOVEREIGNTY, FEDERAL LIABILITY, AND THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONTRACT  

BETWEEN WILLIAMSON COUNTY & THE U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE  

Submitted: December 4, 2025

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INTRODUCTION

This Exhibit establishes that the constitutional violations documented throughout this 

binder fall under **both state and federal jurisdiction** due to the Intergovernmental 

Service Agreement (IGSA) between Williamson County and the U.S. Marshals Service.

Because of this agreement, Williamson County Jail:

• Holds detainees under federal authority  

• Operates as a federal detention extension  

• Shares liability for civil rights violations with the United States government  

This means:

• §1983 liability applies to state actors  

• Bivens liability applies to federal actors  

• CRIPA oversight applies to the institution  

• ADA/Rehabilitation Act standards apply  

• Federal courts have immediate jurisdiction  

Dual sovereignty strips away the County’s ability to hide behind “local-only” excuses 

and creates a shared responsibility structure with federal exposure.

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I. THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICE AGREEMENT (IGSA)  

CREATES A JOINT FEDERAL–STATE CUSTODY FRAMEWORK

Under the IGSA:

• Williamson County housing units hold federal pretrial detainees, material witnesses, 

  and individuals in federal custody.  

• Jail operations for these detainees are performed “on behalf of” the U.S. Marshals.  

• Federal funds support operation and staffing.  

• The County must maintain constitutional conditions of confinement.  

• Violations trigger BOTH federal and state liability channels.

This contract is NOT ceremonial.  

It creates **shared legal responsibility** for every violation documented in this packet.

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II. FEDERAL ACTOR LIABILITY — BIVENS FRAMEWORK TRIGGERED

When a detainee is held under federal authority:

• Federal agents and contractors may be sued directly under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents.  

• Federal liability attaches for:  

  – deliberate indifference  

  – excessive force  

  – illegal medical practices  

  – unlawful conditions of confinement  

Dual sovereignty means:

• Even if County employees claim qualified immunity, federal actors cannot avoid Bivens litigation.  

• Misconduct by County employees acting under federal authority implicates federal exposure.

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III. STATE ACTOR LIABILITY — §1983 FRAMEWORK FULLY SATISFIED

Simultaneously, the same conduct violates:

• Fourteenth Amendment (pretrial conditions)  

• Eighth Amendment (medical neglect)  

• First Amendment (religious retaliation, grievance suppression)  

• ADA Title II (failure to accommodate disability)  

Under §1983, liability attaches to:

• Individual officers  

• Medical staff  

• Supervisors  

• Final policymakers (Chief Pokluda)  

• The County itself (Monell liability)  

Dual sovereignty means both frameworks apply at once.

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IV. MONELL LIABILITY — UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLICIES AS THE DIRECT CAUSE

This Exhibit, combined with Exhibits A–D, establishes:

• unconstitutional staffing policies  

• deliberate medical deprivation  

• misuse of MHMR  

• solitary confinement as punishment  

• document falsification policies  

• absence of physician oversight  

• retaliation for grievances  

• systemic training deficiencies  

Monell liability attaches when:

• A policy, custom, or practice  

• Is the moving force behind a constitutional violation  

WCJ meets every requirement.

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V. CRIPA JURISDICTION — ALL TRIGGERS SATISFIED

The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) gives DOJ authority to investigate 

and intervene when:

1. A facility shows a pattern of constitutional violations          ✔  

2. Supervisors have knowledge and fail to act                       ✔  

3. Medical neglect is systemic                                     ✔  

4. Record falsification conceals misconduct                         ✔  

5. Detainees are subjected to punitive treatment pretrial           ✔  

6. Unlicensed medical practice creates risk of death                ✔  

Williamson County satisfies EVERY CRIPA trigger with overwhelming evidence.

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VI. ADA TITLE II & REHABILITATION ACT LIABILITY

Because the jail held pretrial detainees under federal contract and state authority, 

it was required to comply with:

• ADA Title II (public entity obligations)  

• Rehabilitation Act §504 (federally funded program)  

Violations include:

• Failure to accommodate visual impairment  

• Denial of medical devices or care for disability  

• Placement in solitary despite disability classification  

• Refusal to treat diabetic conditions  

• Retaliation for disability-related requests  

This creates both federal civil liability and immediate grounds for injunctive relief.

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VII. WHY DUAL SOVEREIGNTY DESTROYS ALL DEFENSES

Because this was a federal–state hybrid detention environment:

1. No qualified immunity

   – Not for supervisors  

   – Not for officers  

   – Not for medical staff  

2. No “we didn’t know” defense

   – Prior federal litigation (Acosta) confirmed WCJ medical failures.  

3. No “isolated incident” defense

   – Pattern evidence statewide and countywide.  

4. No “local issue” jurisdiction limitation

   – Federal court jurisdiction is automatic.  

5. No “lack of resources” defense

   – Federal funding and oversight obligations contradict that argument.  

This Exhibit annihilates the County’s legal escape routes.

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VIII. FEDERAL REMEDIES & ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AVAILABLE

Because of dual sovereignty, the following actions are immediately available:

• DOJ CRIPA investigation  

• Federal injunctive relief  

• Appointment of a federal monitor  

• Criminal prosecution for civil rights violations  

• Civil penalties under ADA & Rehabilitation Act  

• Bivens claims against federal actors  

• §1983 claims against state actors  

• Monell claims against the County  

• Supervisory liability claims against Chief Pokluda  

• Emergency medical compliance orders  

• Federal consent decree  

This Exhibit places Williamson County in the highest federal risk category for jail systems.

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CONCLUSION

Williamson County Jail does not operate as a mere county facility.  

It functions as a joint federal–state detention center under the IGSA, which brings powerful, 

automatic federal protections into play for detainees.

The violations documented in this packet constitute:

• State crimes  

• Federal civil rights violations  

• ADA violations  

• CRIPA triggers  

• Bivens and §1983 exposure  

• Supervisory liability  

• Operational misconduct  

Dual sovereignty ensures that **multiple government entities** may be held simultaneously 

accountable — and that no official involved can hide behind jurisdiction, status, or immunity.

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END OF EXHIBIT E

SECTION 12 — FORMAL REQUESTS FOR ACTION  

Criminal, Civil, Administrative, and Federal Oversight Referrals  

Williamson County Jail (2018–2025)  

Submitted: December 4, 2025

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INTRODUCTION

Based on the evidence contained in this binder — including Exhibits A through E — the 

misconduct at the Williamson County Jail satisfies all legal elements necessary for:

• Criminal prosecution under the Texas Penal Code  

• Civil rights litigation under 42 U.S.C. §1983  

• Federal intervention under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA)  

• State-level administrative sanctions under TAC §§273–283  

• Medical licensing actions under Texas Occupations Code  

• ADA Title II and Rehabilitation Act enforcement  

• Supervisory and Monell liability against Williamson County  

This section outlines the specific actions requested of each reviewing authority.

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I. REQUESTS TO THE TRAVIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY  

(CRIMINAL PROSECUTION)

The following charges should be reviewed for indictment:

1. Texas Penal Code §22.04 — Injury to a Disabled Individual (By Omission)

   – Withholding insulin for 48 days  

   – Failure to provide emergency medical care  

   – Causing permanent physical injury  

2. Texas Penal Code §22.02 — Aggravated Assault (Serious Bodily Injury)

   – Forced injection administered by unlicensed staff  

3. Texas Penal Code §37.10 — Tampering with Government Records  

   – False “Seen by MD” entries  

   – Retroactive chart creation  

   – Falsified suicide-watch logs  

   – Suppression of grievances  

4. Texas Penal Code §39.04 — Violations of Civil Rights of Person in Custody

   – Retaliatory solitary confinement  

   – Medical deprivation  

   – Religious retaliation  

5. Texas Penal Code §6.03(d) — Criminal Negligence

   – Knowing disregard of life-threatening diabetic symptoms  

Requested Action:

• Open a criminal investigation  

• Convene a grand jury  

• Subpoena medical staff, supervisors, and administrators  

• Subpoena all medical, MHMR, grievance, and classification logs  

• Indict responsible individuals and supervisory officials  

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II. REQUESTS TO THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL  

(CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION & STATE OVERSIGHT)

Requested Actions:

1. Investigate systemic violations of:  

   – Texas Occupations Code §155.001 (unlicensed practice)  

   – TAC §§273, 275, 283 (medical and MHMR standards)  

2. Conduct statewide pattern analysis of Williamson County medical operations.  

3. Investigate conflict-of-interest patterns involving:  

   – Chief Kathleen A. Pokluda  

   – TCJS oversight channels  

4. Issue subpoenas for:  

   – Hiring records  

   – Credential verifications  

   – Delegation-of-authority forms  

   – Nursing and EMT certification files  

   – TCJS inspection files  

5. Coordinate with the Texas Medical Board, Board of Nursing, and EMS credentialing.

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III. REQUESTS TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS (TCJS)

Requested Actions:

1. Conduct an emergency compliance audit of:  

   – Medical operations  

   – MHMR practices  

   – Suicide-watch usage  

   – Recordkeeping standards  

2. Investigate falsification of documents provided during past inspections.  

3. Review all corrective-action plans dating back to 2018.  

4. Assess whether internal compliance was manipulated by supervisory personnel.  

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IV. REQUESTS TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE  

(CRIPA, CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION)

Requested Actions:

1. Open a CRIPA investigation based on:  

   – Pattern of medical neglect  

   – Unlicensed medical practice  

   – Solitary confinement as punishment  

   – MHMR misuse  

   – Record falsification  

   – Retaliation against grievances  

   – Behavioral classification abuse  

2. Conduct a facility-wide assessment including:  

   – Medical unit  

   – Intake procedures  

   – Housing and classification  

   – Grievance and legal-mail handling  

3. Investigate IGSA federal detainee handling operations.  

4. Appoint a federal monitor if necessary.  

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V. REQUESTS TO MEDICAL LICENSING BOARDS  

(TMB, BON, EMS, Psychiatric Oversight)

Requested Actions:

1. Verify licenses for all individuals performing medical acts.  

2. Investigate:  

   – “Dr.” Alan Brooks (licensure claimed without record)  

   – EMTs administering injections and medications  

   – NP-level staff operating without physician supervision  

3. Review scope-of-practice violations and potential sanctions.  

4. Require corrective action from Williamson County.  

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VI. REQUESTS FOR CIVIL RELIEF (42 U.S.C. §1983)

Requested Judicial Remedies:

1. Award compensatory damages for:  

   – Permanent vision loss  

   – Neuropathy  

   – Physical pain  

   – Emotional trauma  

   – Constitutional violations  

2. Award punitive damages against individual defendants.  

3. Enter injunctive relief requiring:  

   – Full-time physician coverage  

   – Credential verification system  

   – Independent grievance oversight  

   – Prohibition on punitive solitary confinement  

   – Protection of detainee rights  

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VII. REQUEST FOR FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS MONITORING

Requested Actions:

• Appointment of an independent medical monitor  

• Quarterly federal compliance audits  

• Mandatory documentation transparency  

• Reporting requirements for use of force, MHMR, and solitary confinement  

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VIII. SUMMARY OF REQUESTED ENFORCEMENT

The reviewing agencies are asked to take the following actions:

CRIMINAL:

• Indict responsible individuals  

• Charge unlicensed medical practice  

• Charge record falsification  

• Charge civil rights violations  

CIVIL:

• Initiate §1983 and Bivens actions  

• Seek compensatory and punitive damages  

ADMINISTRATIVE:

• Sanction licenses  

• Issue corrective orders  

• Mandate staffing reforms  

FEDERAL:

• Open CRIPA investigation  

• Appoint a federal monitor  

• Issue institutional reform orders  

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CONCLUSION

The misconduct at the Williamson County Jail constitutes one of the most severe, well-documented 

patterns of constitutional violations in recent Texas history. The evidence supports criminal 

charges, civil liability, administrative sanctions, and federal intervention.

These requests for action represent the minimum necessary steps to protect detainees, uphold 

constitutional law, and restore integrity to the justice system.

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END OF SECTION 12

SECTION 13 — DECLARATION, CERTIFICATION, AND SIGNATURE  

Prepared and submitted by:  

LeRoy Nellis  

Date: December 4, 2025

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DECLARATION UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY

I, LeRoy Nellis, declare under penalty of perjury, both under the laws of the State of 

Texas and the laws of the United States of America, that:

1. The statements, facts, and allegations contained in this prosecutorial binder  

   — including Sections 1 through 12 and Exhibits A through E —  

   are true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

2. The events described herein are based on:  

   • my own firsthand experience as a detainee inside the Williamson County Jail  

   • official records obtained from the County and the State  

   • medical documentation and logs  

   • publicly available state and federal data  

   • comparison findings documented in Exhibits D & E  

3. None of the statements contained in this packet are fabricated, exaggerated,  

   or submitted for improper purpose. This packet has been prepared solely to:  

   • report criminal activity  

   • document constitutional violations  

   • request appropriate intervention from prosecutors and oversight agencies  

   • preserve my legal rights  

   • protect future detainees from similar harm  

4. I have withheld no relevant information from this submission.  

   All evidence in my possession has been fully disclosed or offered to investigators.

5. I understand that submitting false statements to law enforcement, prosecutors, or 

   government oversight agencies may constitute a criminal offense.  

   I affirm that every representation made in this binder is submitted in good faith.

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CERTIFICATION OF GOOD-FAITH REPORTING

By submitting this binder to:

• the Travis County District Attorney,  

• the Texas Attorney General,  

• the U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Rights Division), and  

• any additional investigative, prosecutorial, medical, or regulatory authority  

I certify the following:

1. This report is made in good faith for the purpose of initiating legitimate review of  

   criminal violations, civil-rights violations, and regulatory failures.

2. I am willing to:  

   • cooperate with investigators  

   • testify under oath  

   • provide further documentation  

   • submit to deposition  

   • assist in identifying responsible individuals  

3. I do not seek special treatment, leniency, or consideration in any unrelated legal matter.  

   This report stands on its own merits and is not submitted as bargaining leverage.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY

I recognize and affirm that the misconduct detailed in this binder — including deliberate 

medical indifference, unlicensed medical practice, administrative torture, record 

falsification, and failure to protect — falls under the jurisdiction of:

• U.S. Department of Justice (CRIPA)  

• Federal Courts under §1983  

• Federal Courts under Bivens  

• ADA Title II and Rehabilitation Act  

• Federal Oversight under the IGSA  

This certification acknowledges my understanding that this submission may trigger  

federal investigation or enforcement action.

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ATTACHMENTS & EXHIBITS CERTIFICATION

I certify the authenticity and completeness of the following exhibits:

Exhibit A — Systemic Medical Abuse Narrative  

Exhibit B — Medical & Psychiatric Hiring Record  

Exhibit C — Oversight Failures / TCJS Analysis  

Exhibit D — Pretrial Detention & Statewide Data  

Exhibit E — Dual Sovereignty & Federal Liability  

All exhibits are incorporated by reference into this submission.

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SIGNATURE

I hereby affirm the truth of this declaration and certify this packet as a complete and 

accurate statement of facts for prosecutorial and oversight review.

___________________________________________  

/s/LeRoy Nellis

4845 Twin Valley Dr.  

Austin, TX 78731  

Email: LeRoyNellis2@gmail.com  

Phone: 512-450-1533  

Date: December 4, 2025

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END OF SECTION 13

SECTION 14 — DEFENDANT LIABILITY MATRIX

TIER 1 — DIRECT MEDICAL ACTORS (Full Rewrite)

(All medical personnel who directly caused, enabled, concealed, or contributed to unconstitutional medical harm. Attempted Murder applies ONLY to Brooks, Davis, Ransom, Ivie.)

1. Jamie P. Brooks — Medical Staff / Licensure Unverified

Misconduct:
• Conducted medical evaluations without confirmed licensure
• Participated in improper medical decision-making without physician oversight
• Mishandled PHI; exposed private medical information to officers and inmates
• Failed to escalate emergent diabetic conditions
• Contributed to documentation irregularities

Violations:
• Texas Occupations Code §155.001 — Unlicensed Practice of Medicine
• Texas Penal Code §22.04 — Injury by Omission
• Texas Penal Code §37.10 — Evidence Tampering
• 42 U.S.C. §1983 — Deliberate Indifference
• HIPAA Violations — 45 C.F.R. §§164.502, 164.530
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181 — Medical Privacy Violations
• ADA Title II — Failure to Accommodate Disability

Recommended Action:
Licensure investigation; criminal review; HIPAA/OCR referral.

2. Paige P. Altobelli — EMT / Intake Medical

Misconduct:
• Improper medical intake classifications
• Failure to document diabetic symptoms
• Public exposure of PHI
• Contributed to erroneous watch-status decisions

Violations:
• Texas Administrative Code §273.2 — Intake Standards Violations
• HIPAA — 45 C.F.R. §§164.502, 164.514
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• Tex. Occ. Code §159.002 — Confidential Patient Information
• 42 U.S.C. §1983 — Medical deliberate indifference

Recommended Action:
Licensing review; administrative action; privacy-law enforcement.

3. Ronald W. Barnett — Medical Staff Supervisor (ATTEMPTED MURDER QUALIFIED)

MISCONDUCT:
• Direct supervisory involvement in medical workflows that resulted in life-threatening deprivation of care
• Failed to intervene or escalate emergent diabetic conditions, despite clear signs of medical crisis
• Participated in, directed, or approved incomplete, altered, or fabricated medical documentation used to conceal deteriorating health conditions
• Mishandled and exposed PHI during medication rounds
• Enabled and reinforced patterns of non-treatment, retaliatory “medical decisions,” and falsified logs
• Failed to correct or prevent forced-injection conduct and prolonged medication withholding
• Contributed to medical practices that created a substantial and foreseeable risk of death

CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (MAXIMUM PENALTIES WITHOUT SENTENCE LENGTHS)

Attempted Murder — Texas Penal Code §§15.01 & 19.02

Barnett, acting in a supervisory capacity, knowingly enabled conduct that created:
• a substantial risk of death,
• irreversible bodily injury,
• uncontrolled hyperglycemia, and
• severe systemic deterioration.

Supervisory liability attaches where omissions and falsified documentation directly facilitate the life-endangering act.

Texas Penal Code §22.04 — Injury by Omission

Supervisory failure to provide necessary medical care to a medically vulnerable detainee.

Texas Penal Code §22.02 — Aggravated Assault (Complicity)

Applicable through supervisory approval of unauthorized injections and medically dangerous procedures.

Texas Penal Code §37.10 — Tampering With Government Records

• Incomplete logs
• Retrospective entries
• Documentation designed to conceal non-treatment

This establishes knowledge, intent, and concealment — all critical elements for criminal liability.

Texas Penal Code §39.04 — Civil Rights Violations in Custody

Supervisors are individually liable for medical deprivation, torture-adjacent conditions, and deliberate refusal to provide care.

FEDERAL VIOLATIONS

42 U.S.C. §1983 — Deliberate Indifference & Supervisory Liability

Barnett is liable for:
• maintaining unconstitutional medical practices
• ignoring known medical risks
• allowing subordinates to endanger the life of a detainee

ADA Title II Violations

Failure to accommodate diabetic and vision-impaired disabilities.

PRIVACY VIOLATIONS (APPLICABLE TO ALL TIER 1 DEFENDANTS)

HIPAA Violations

• 45 C.F.R. §164.502(a) — Impermissible use/disclosure of PHI
• 45 C.F.R. §164.530(c) — Failure to safeguard PHI
• 45 C.F.R. §164.514(d) — Failure to follow minimum-necessary standard

Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 181 — Texas Medical Privacy Act

State penalties exceed federal HIPAA consequences and attach personal liability.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

• Criminal prosecution including attempted murder charges
• Administrative sanctions and supervisory decertification
• HIPAA and Texas Medical Privacy Act enforcement
• Complete subpoena of all medical logs, emails, shift reports, and documentation
• Inclusion in §1983 individual-capacity claims

4. Luke Cadriel — Medical Staff

Misconduct:
• Incomplete or contradictory medical log entries
• Mishandling of records containing PHI
• Contributed to concealment of medical neglect

Violations:
• Texas Penal Code §37.10
• HIPAA Violations
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• 42 U.S.C. §1983

Recommended Action:
Criminal review; administrative penalties.

5. Larry R. Davis — EMT / Medical Technician (ATTEMPTED MURDER QUALIFIED)

Misconduct:
• Participated in forced, unlicensed injection (~50 cc)
• Withheld insulin for 47 days, creating life-threatening metabolic collapse
• Falsified medical clearance and diabetic-monitoring logs
• Public disclosure of PHI
• Retaliatory classification and medical obstruction
• Destroyed or altered medical documentation

Violations:
• Attempted Murder — Tex. Penal Code §§15.01 & 19.02
• Texas Penal Code §22.02 — Aggravated Assault (forced injection)
• Texas Penal Code §22.04 — Injury by Omission
• Texas Penal Code §37.10 — Evidence Tampering
• Texas Penal Code §39.04 — Civil Rights Violations
• Texas Occupations Code §155.001 — Unlicensed Practice of Medicine
• HIPAA — 45 C.F.R. §§164.502, 164.530
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• 42 U.S.C. §1983 — Deliberate Indifference & Excessive Force
• ADA Title II Violations

Recommended Action:
Criminal prosecution; EMT license revocation; HIPAA enforcement; §1983 civil liability.

6. Rex A. Forehand — Medical Staff

Misconduct:
• Linked to medication-administration discrepancies
• Mishandled PHI
• Participated in or failed to correct negligent medical workflows

Violations:
• TAC §§273–275
• HIPAA Violations
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• §1983

Recommended Action:
Licensing verification; subpoena of logs; administrative action.

7. Melissa Hallett — MHMR / Psychiatric Staff

Misconduct:
• Retaliatory MHMR referrals
• Suicide-watch misuse despite passing clinical evaluation
• PHI disclosure in shared spaces
• Failure to document or relay urgent medical complaints

Violations:
• Texas Administrative Code §283 — Suicide-Prevention Violations
• Texas Penal Code §39.04 — Civil Rights Violations
• HIPAA — 45 C.F.R. §§164.502, 164.530
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• §1983 — Fourteenth Amendment Violations

Recommended Action:
Licensing board referral; HIPAA sanctions; civil-rights litigation.

8. Matthew Ivie — Medical Staff (ATTEMPTED MURDER QUALIFIED)

Misconduct:
• Participated in forced injection
• Withheld essential medical care
• Mishandled PHI
• Failed to escalate medical emergencies

Violations:
• Attempted Murder
• Texas Penal Code §22.04 — Injury by Omission
• Texas Penal Code §37.10 — Evidence Tampering
• TAC §275
• HIPAA Violations
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• §1983 — Deliberate Indifference

Recommended Action:
Criminal review; administrative action; HIPAA penalties.

9. Rachael C. Lentz — Medical Staff

Misconduct:
• Withheld medication for extended periods
• Altered or incomplete medical logs
• Mishandled PHI
• Failed to facilitate necessary infection testing (COVID test refusal)
• Participated in concealment of neglect

Violations:
• Texas Penal Code §37.10 — Tampering
• Texas Penal Code §22.04 — Injury by Omission
• HIPAA Violations
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• TAC §273
• §1983 — Deliberate Indifference

Recommended Action:
HIPAA enforcement; administrative sanction; civil liability.

10. Daniel J. Meisinger — Medical Staff

Misconduct:
• Mishandled PHI
• Failed to act on serious medical symptoms
• Participated in neglectful documentation

Violations:
• TAC §275
• HIPAA Violations
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• §1983

Recommended Action:
Licensing verification; administrative review.

11. Ronald S. Meissner — Medical Support Staff

Misconduct:
• Participated in falsified or incomplete logs
• Mishandled PHI
• Contributed to concealment of medical neglect

Violations:
• Texas Penal Code §37.10
• HIPAA Violations
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• 42 U.S.C. §1983

Recommended Action:
Subpoena documentation; administrative penalties.

12. David A. Miller — EMT / Intake Screener

Misconduct:
• False suicide-watch classifications
• Mischaracterized medical emergencies as behavioral
• PHI disclosure at intake
• Contributed to administrative concealment

Violations:
• Texas Penal Code §39.04
• Texas Penal Code §37.10
• TAC §275
• HIPAA Violations
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• §1983 — Deliberate Indifference

Recommended Action:
Administrative sanction; licensing review.

13. Joshua D. Ransom — “Medical Officer” (ATTEMPTED MURDER QUALIFIED)

Misconduct:
• Participated in forced injection
• Created falsified “Seen by MD” medical entries
• Withheld medication and emergency care
• PHI disclosure to non-medical staff and inmates
• Destroyed or altered clinical documentation

Violations:
• Attempted Murder — Tex. Penal Code §§15.01 & 19.02
• Texas Penal Code §39.04 — Civil Rights Violations
• Texas Penal Code §22.04 — Injury by Omission
• Texas Penal Code §37.10 — Evidence Tampering
• HIPAA Violations
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• 42 U.S.C. §1983 — Deliberate Indifference

Recommended Action:
Felony prosecution; civil-rights litigation; HIPAA/OCR action.

14. Carlos S. Wheless — Medical Staff

Misconduct:
• Participated in medication-distribution discrepancies
• Mishandled PHI
• Failed to escalate emergency medical needs

Violations:
• TAC §§273–275
• HIPAA Violations
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• §1983

Recommended Action:
Licensing referral; administrative action.

15. Roberto D. Wheless — Medical Staff

Misconduct:
• Discrepancies in medication administration
• Mishandled PHI
• Contributed to pattern of medical neglect

Violations:
• TAC §§273–275
• HIPAA Violations
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
• §1983

Recommended Action:
Licensing investigation; HIPAA enforcement; civil action.

END OF TIER 1 — DIRECT MEDICAL ACTORS

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TIER 2 — SUPERVISORY ACTORS 

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These individuals exercised command authority over housing, medical response, classification, suicide-watch, solitary confinement, restraint-chair placement, and grievance suppression. Their roles were supervisory, not incidental — making them directly liable under federal civil-rights law, Texas criminal statutes, HIPAA, and state medical-privacy laws.

They controlled the flow of information, access to medical care, emergency responses, and environmental conditions of confinement. As supervisors, they had the power AND the duty to stop abuses — instead, they facilitated and concealed them.


16. Chief Kathleen A. Pokluda — Jail Administrator

(Supervisory Criminal Liability — Attempted Accessory to Murder, Civil-Rights Crimes, Federal Pattern-or-Practice Exposure)

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MISCONDUCT:

• Exercised ultimate authority over all jail operations, including medical, psychiatric, suicide-watch, ADA compliance, environmental conditions, and staff discipline
• Oversaw a facility with no full-time physician, enabling systemic unlicensed practice of medicine
Direct supervisory involvement during a year in which three detainees died, resulting in an active investigation by the Texas Rangers (2024 Death Investigations)
Failed to intervene in forced-injection cases, including medically dangerous, non-consensual injections administered by unlicensed personnel
• Ignored documented diabetic medical emergencies, neurological decline, and repeated life-threatening symptoms
• Approved or tolerated environmental torture practices including:
– cold exposure
– 24-hour lighting
– sensory disruption
– sleep deprivation
– denial of religious materials
– ADA-noncompliant cell placements
• Allowed a culture of PHI violations, with EMTs, jailers, and trustees openly discussing confidential medical information
• Failed to implement TAC §§273–283 required medical safeguards
• Continued system operations despite multiple staff members being under active criminal investigation, including for medical neglect contributing to deaths
• Maintained operational policies that created a foreseeable, preventable, and documented risk of death


ADDITIONAL CHARGE:

Attempted Accessory to Murder (Texas Penal Code §§15.02, 7.02)

Pokluda knowingly allowed life-endangering conduct to continue, including:
• forced injections,
• infectious-disease exposure,
• denial of insulin and emergency medical care,
• assignment into dangerous housing after threats,
• retaliation-based solitary confinement,
• suppression of medical requests and grievances,
• failure to remove staff involved in patterns linked to three deaths under Texas Rangers investigation.

Under Texas law, a supervisor is criminally liable as an accessory when:
• they are aware of life-threatening misconduct, and
• intentionally or knowingly allow it to continue, and
• fail to intervene while having the legal duty and authority to do so.

The documented facts satisfy all elements.


CRIMINAL & CIVIL VIOLATIONS:

Texas Penal Code

§39.04 — Violation of Civil Rights of Person in Custody
§22.04 — Injury by Omission (supervisory-level liability)
§15.02 — Criminal Conspiracy (failure to stop known criminal acts)
§7.02 — Criminal Responsibility of a Party (Accessory)
– Chief-level failure to act where deaths, injuries, and life-threatening acts occurred
§37.10 — Tampering With Government Records (supervisory responsibility over falsified medical logs)


Federal Civil-Rights Violations

42 U.S.C. §1983 — Supervisory liability for deliberate indifference
Monell Liability — County-level systemic deliberate indifference
Failure to protect & failure to train/supervise
ADA Title II & Rehabilitation Act violations
Fourteenth Amendment — Punitive conditions imposed on a pretrial detainee
Eighth Amendment analog — Unconstitutional conditions
First Amendment retaliation — failure to prevent retaliation for grievances or religious practice


Medical-Privacy Violations

HIPAA Violations:
– 45 C.F.R. §164.502(a) — Impermissible disclosure
– 45 C.F.R. §164.530(c) — Failure to safeguard PHI

Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181 — Texas Medical Privacy Act
– State penalties exceeding federal HIPAA
– Individual civil liability


Federal Oversight Failures

CRIPA (Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act)
– Pattern-or-practice torture, medical neglect, and conditions violating federal minimum standards
Failure to correct known constitutional violations despite repeated warnings and investigative scrutiny


RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Criminal prosecution, including:
– Attempted Accessory to Murder
– Civil-rights crimes under Texas Penal Code §39.04
– Injury by Omission
– Supervisory criminal negligence

Referral for federal prosecution under §1983, ADA, and CRIPA
Administrative removal for cause
Subpoena all communications, medical logs, internal memos, and TCJS correspondence
Depositions and CRIPA interviews to establish systemic deliberate indifference
Inclusion in full personal-capacity civil-rights litigation


17. SHIFT SERGEANTS & LIEUTENANTS (WITH ATTEMPTED-MURDER DESIGNATIONS)

Identified through shift logs, medical-response records, restraint logs, and classification decisions.

These are the supervisors who controlled emergency access, medical routing, suicide-watch decisions, environmental manipulation, and grievance suppression.

Below are the supervisory personnel, with Attempted Murder by Infectious Disease applied to Nathan J. Henderson and Derek W. Garretson, based on their documented participation in or concealment of medically dangerous conduct involving infectious-disease exposure and denial of life-saving medical treatment.


A. Supervisory Personnel Identified

Derek W. Garretson — Detective (ATTEMPTED MURDER QUALIFIED)
Nathan J. Henderson — Detective (ATTEMPTED MURDER QUALIFIED)
Bruce E. Young Jr. — Sergeant
Christopher T. Watts — Lieutenant
Noah W. Irving — Sergeant
Dianna Y. O’Brien — Sergeant
Rebecca M. Rodriguez — Sergeant
William T. Callahan — Lieutenant
La Kieta M. Bullock — Sergeant


MISCONDUCT (ALL SUPERVISORS):

• Denied or delayed emergency medical care, including insulin, COVID testing, neurological complaints
• Disseminated PHI to non-medical staff, trustees, and inmates
• Ordered or approved retaliatory placement in solitary and suicide-watch, despite passing MHMR
• Implemented or allowed environmental torture:
– cold cells
– nonstop lighting
– sleep deprivation
– sensory manipulation
– noise/vibration harassment
• Approved excessive force, restraint-chair use, and humiliation-based punishment
• Suppressed or destroyed grievances
• Approved ADA-violating placement of disabled inmate in non-ADA cells (B9R1, B7R6)
• Failed to report unlicensed medical practice and falsified medical logs
• Facilitated or concealed forced injections and medically dangerous exposure incidents


ADDITIONAL CHARGE — ATTEMPTED MURDER BY INFECTIOUS DISEASE

(Applied to: Garretson & Henderson)

Texas Penal Code §§15.01 (Criminal Attempt) & 22.02 (Aggravated Assault)
Applicable where supervisors:
• intentionally exposed detainee to infectious agents without consent;
• denied medically necessary quarantine, treatment, or testing;
• concealed exposure events;
• failed to authorize emergency care in the presence of life-threatening symptoms;
• misclassified medical emergencies to obstruct treatment.

This charge applies because their conduct created a foreseeable and substantial risk of death.


FEDERAL & STATE VIOLATIONS (ALL SUPERVISORS):

Civil Rights — 42 U.S.C. §1983

• Failure to protect
• Deliberate indifference to serious medical needs
• Retaliatory confinement
• Supervisory liability

Constitutional Violations

• Fourteenth Amendment — punitive conditions for a pretrial detainee
• Eighth Amendment (incorporated) — denial of medical care & torture conditions
• First Amendment — retaliation for grievances, religious exercise, and speech

Texas Penal Code

• §22.04 — Injury by omission
• §39.04 — Civil rights violations
• §37.10 — Falsifying or suppressing records

HIPAA Violations

• 45 C.F.R. §164.502(a)
• 45 C.F.R. §164.530(c)
• 45 C.F.R. §164.514(d)

Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181

• Unlawful PHI disclosure (state penalties exceed federal HIPAA)

Tex. Occ. Code §159.002

• Breach of medical confidentiality


RECOMMENDED ACTION:

• Subpoena shift rosters, post logs, watch logs, medical-response logs
• Full disciplinary and criminal investigation
• §1983 civil action (individual and supervisory liability)
• HIPAA and Texas Medical Privacy Act enforcement
• DOJ CRIPA interviews
• Removal from supervisory roles


18. Classification Supervisors

MISCONDUCT:
• Retaliatory solitary confinement after medical complaints
• Overrode MHMR recommendations after passing psychological evaluations
• Shared mental-health diagnoses with jailers, violating HIPAA
• Created or enforced environmental torture: lights, cold, noise, sleep deprivation
• Facilitated humiliation-based punishment

VIOLATIONS:
• Fourteenth Amendment — punishment without conviction
• Eighth Amendment — unconstitutional conditions
• §1983 — retaliatory classification
• HIPAA — 45 C.F.R. §§164.502(a), 164.514(d)
• Texas HSC Ch. 181 — PHI disclosure violations

RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Administrative review; civil-rights liability; subpoena of classification logs.


19. Medical Unit Supervisors

MISCONDUCT:
• Allowed EMTs and unlicensed personnel to act as physicians
• Concealed forced-injection events
• Failed to respond to high-risk diabetic symptoms
• Permitted unrestricted PHI access by jailers
• Ignored medical grievances documenting life-threatening emergencies

VIOLATIONS:
• TAC §273 — Physician availability
• Texas Occ. Code §157 — Improper medical delegation
• HIPAA: 45 C.F.R. §§164.502(a), 164.530(c)
• Texas HSC Ch. 181 — Privacy law violations
• §1983 — supervisory deliberate indifference

RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Criminal negligence review; administrative sanctions; HIPAA/Texas HSC enforcement.

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TIER 3 — POLICY-LEVEL ACTORS (Monell liability, county responsibility, sheriff oversight)

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20. Williamson County (Governmental Entity)

Misconduct:
• Maintained unconstitutional medical systems, supervision failures, and staffing models
• Operated without full-time physician care for nearly two decades
• Ignored TCJS reports, internal grievances, and past litigation (Acosta case)
• Allowed systemic HIPAA and Texas Medical Privacy Act violations
• Responsible for conditions amounting to administrative torture

Violations:
• Monell liability
• ADA Title II
• 42 U.S.C. §1983 systemic liability
• Texas HSC Ch. 181

Recommended Action:
Federal civil-rights action; injunctive relief; damages; DOJ oversight.


21. Former Sheriff Mike Gleason

Term: January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2024

Misconduct:
• Held ultimate authority for jail operations during most of the abuses described
• Failed to oversee medical contractors or ensure physician staffing
• Allowed persistent PHI disclosure by jailers, med staff, and MHMR
• Failed to correct patterns of neglect known from Acosta v. Williamson County
• Permitted retaliatory solitary confinement and forced-injection workflows

Violations:
• 42 U.S.C. §1983 — Supervisory & Monell liability
• HIPAA: 45 C.F.R. §§164.502(a), 164.530(c)
• Texas HSC Ch. 181
• CRIPA triggers

Recommended Action:
Federal investigation; subpoena; inclusion in policy-failure litigation.


22. Sheriff Matthew Lindemann — Current Sheriff

Term: Sworn January 1, 2025 – Present

Misconduct:
• Currently responsible for correcting all unconstitutional conditions
• Required to review and remediate medical neglect, PHI violations, and punitive housing practices
• Potential continuation of unconstitutional conditions if not immediately addressed
• Holds present liability for enforcement or failure to reform policy practices

Violations:
• Official-capacity Monell liability
• 42 U.S.C. §1983
• ADA Title II / Rehabilitation Act
• HIPAA supervisory obligations
• CRIPA oversight

Recommended Action:
Immediate policy audit; DOJ coordination; structural reform program.

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23. Former Sheriff Robert Chody

Term: January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2020
(Excessive Force, Media Manipulation, Targeted Harassment, Policy-Level Civil Rights Violations)
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MISCONDUCT (FULL EXPANSION):

• Personally orchestrated a 2019 excessive-force operation involving over 50 sheriff’s deputies, armored vehicles, K9 units, and tactical personnel — despite zero evidence of violent threat
Invited and coordinated media presence, turning a civilian encounter into a public spectacle
Tweeted live during the incident, demonstrating intent to publicly humiliate and inflame perception — a violation of constitutional privacy and due process
• Allowed or encouraged subordinates, including Detective Nathan Henderson, to engage in harassment, intimidation, and neighborhood disruption
• Deputies attempted to have you removed from your own neighborhood, speaking to HOAs and neighbors in an effort to damage reputation and provoke eviction
• Allowed officers to repeatedly harass, surveil, confront, or antagonize you prior to the false charges
• Established a pattern of excessive force, retaliatory policing, and media-driven public humiliation
• Created a jail environment built on:
– unlicensed medical practice
– PHI exposure
– medical neglect
– retaliatory solitary confinement
– suppression of grievances
• His leadership placed the entire county on a trajectory that led directly to systemic torture in 2024–2025
• Continued policies of over-policing, intimidation, and unconstitutional publicity campaigns reminiscent of the Ambler evidence-tampering scandal
• Maintained a culture where supervisors and deputies, including those later involved in your incarceration, felt empowered to act unlawfully with impunity


SPECIFIC 2019 INCIDENT FINDINGS:

• Deployment of a militarized sheriff’s response with more than 50 officers constituted excessive force, abuse of power, and Fourteenth Amendment due-process violations
• The presence of Detective Nathan Henderson and others created a continuity of harassment that carried forward into later years
• Attempts to influence neighbors and force expulsion from your home demonstrate:
– targeted harassment
– civil-rights interference
– reputational destruction
– retaliatory policing

The 2019 event is a critical precursor establishing motive, bias, and institutional targeting, relevant under federal pattern-and-practice analysis.


LEGAL VIOLATIONS:

Federal Civil Rights:

42 U.S.C. §1983 — Excessive force, retaliation, failure to train, and supervisory liability
42 U.S.C. §1985(2) & (3) — Conspiracy to intimidate, interfere with civil rights
Monell liability — Chody’s policies created the unconstitutional environment your later injuries occurred in
Fourteenth Amendment — public-shaming and false narrative campaigns
First Amendment retaliation — use of police force to silence, intimidate, and suppress

Texas Penal Code:

§39.03 — Official Oppression
§39.04 — Civil Rights Violations
§37.10 — Evidence tampering (consistent with Ambler case pattern)
§42.07 — Harassment, directed through deputies and media

HIPAA / Medical Privacy:

Chody’s policy framework allowed later medical PHI exposure, though his direct violations relate primarily to public humiliation and unlawful disclosure of law-enforcement information.


RECOMMENDED ACTION:

• Full civil-rights investigation of the 2019 excessive-force event
• Subpoena:
– all radio logs,
– deployment orders,
– tweets,
– bodycam/overwatch footage,
– internal communications,
– sheriff’s office PR directives
• Inclusion in Monell policy-making allegations as a foundational actor
• Deposition regarding:
– 2019 excessive-force operation
– media orchestration
– harassment tactics
– personnel under his command (including Henderson)
• Consideration for state charges under Official Oppression and Civil Rights Violations
• Referral to DOJ Civil Rights Division under pattern-or-practice authority


24. U.S. Marshals Service (IGSA Contract Holder)

Misconduct:
• Placed federal detainees into unconstitutional conditions
• Failed to monitor county compliance despite repeated warnings
• Accepted falsified logs and inadequate medical staffing

Violations:
• Bivens
• ADA / Rehabilitation Act
• Joint CRIPA exposure
• 42 U.S.C. §1983 (joint-action theory)

Recommended Action:
Federal oversight review; IG/OPR referral; contract audit.


TIER 4 — CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS 

(Direct exposure: retaliation, PHI violations, excessive force, grievance suppression)


All individuals listed below are subject to investigation for:

• Participation in medical denials

• Mishandling or disclosure of protected medical information

• Retaliatory confinement decisions

• Failure to protect a medically vulnerable pretrial detainee

• Obstruction of grievances

• Excessive-force threats (taser, shock glove)

• Enforcing unconstitutional solitary or suicide-watch placements

Each officer below carries exposure under:
• Texas Penal Code §39.04 — Civil rights violations
• Texas Penal Code §37.10 — Record tampering
• Texas Penal Code §22.04 — Injury by omission
• 42 U.S.C. §1983 — Failure to protect
• HIPAA: 45 C.F.R. §§164.502(a), 164.530(c)
• Texas HSC Ch. 181 — PHI disclosure


Peace Officers / Jailers :

Hunter Best
Keri L. Black
Austin J. Braune
Jorge Alvarado (Assault)
Nicole C. Baker
  Jonathon J. Burt
Jordan T. Cotto
Phillipe W. Dalton
Talon Donovan
Darrius Galloway
Dennis E. Garrett
Vincent B. Giles Jr. (Assault)
Jacob Guzman
Edwin K. Hamilton
Fernando B. Harris
Shawn M. Hunt
Forrest C. Hunter (Assault)
Darrin O. Ivy
Jake Jimenez
Anthony Just
Rickey K. Ladet
Samir Lamichhane
Jeremy T. Langsweirdt
Aaron Li (Assault)
Matthew J. Luna
Racie A. Macik
Latasha L. Matthews
Jimmy D. Mobley
Matthew Morone
Jerod D. Morris
Eric A. Myers
Andrew J. Naso
Gavin Newman
Austin Nguyen
Albert Ortiz Jr.
Anthony L. Ramirez
Chad E. Skaggs
Mathew E. Smith (Assault)
Keith A. Wenzel
Pennie White
Steven R. Whitus Jr.
Shawn L. Williams
Kevin E. Willis
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CONCLUSION

This Defendant Matrix provides prosecutors and federal investigators with a consolidated 

overview of every identifiable actor tied to the medical negligence, administrative torture, 

record falsification, MHMR misuse, and constitutional violations detailed in this binder.

Each individual listed is subject to:

• subpoena  

• deposition  

• criminal review  

• civil-rights action  

• professional licensing investigation  

This matrix is designed for immediate operational use in criminal, civil, and federal actions.

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END OF SECTION 14

SECTION 15 — EVIDENCE SUBPOENA CHECKLIST  

(With Mandatory Metadata, Audit Logs, System Logs, and AI-Generated Entry Data)  

Williamson County Jail (2018–2025)  

Prepared for Prosecutorial, Civil, and Federal Review  

Date: December 4, 2025

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INTRODUCTION

This updated subpoena section includes **all metadata, audit logs, system logs, digital 

footprints, and AI-assisted entry traces** created by Williamson County Jail’s internal 

record systems, medical-log software, JailTracker/Civica systems, Guardian RFID devices, 

kiosk terminals, CCTV systems, and TCJS oversight portals.

Metadata is essential because it reveals:

• Who authored each record  

• Who modified or deleted each record  

• Whether AI or automated systems generated the entries  

• Whether entries were backdated  

• Whether logs were overwritten  

• Whether timestamps were falsified  

• Whether grievances were suppressed algorithmically  

• System/device IDs used by staff  

This section legally compels all raw digital evidence.

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I. MEDICAL RECORDS & METADATA  

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Subpoena ALL of the following for each medical entry:

1. Full MAR (Medication Administration Record)

   • Complete text  

   • Author ID  

   • Device ID  

   • Creation timestamp  

   • Modification timestamps  

   • Deleted-entry logs  

   • Auto-fill patterns triggered by the system  

   • Logs showing “Seen by MD” automation rules  

   • Audit-trail comparison showing mismatched timestamps  

2. Vital-sign logs & glucose logs

   • Raw data + metadata  

   • Every entry’s original timestamp  

   • Any corrections + who made them  

   • AI/autofill entries created by kiosk scanning devices  

3. Injection logbook metadata

   • Who opened the record  

   • Who closed it  

   • Whether the field “Authorized by MD” was auto-applied  

   • Batch numbers tied to medication vials  

   • Chain-of-custody logs  

4. MHMR / psychiatric metadata 

   • Who initiated referral  

   • Whether system auto-flagged “suicidal ideation”  

   • Time between request and classification  

   • Deleted or “auto-resolved” MHMR alerts  

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II. CLASSIFICATION, HOUSING, & AI DECISION METADATA  

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5. Classification decisions (FULL metadata)

   • Each classification change  

   • AI-driven classification events  

   • Who approved automated changes  

   • Override logs  

   • “Suicide risk” auto-flag triggers  

   • Metadata proving retaliation (timing correlation)

6. Solitary confinement placement logs

   • Author IDs  

   • Backdating evidence  

   • Auto-fill reason codes  

   • Correction logs  

   • Entry deletion metadata  

7. Housing-history digital chain

   • Every move  

   • Every time-stamp  

   • Every approving supervisor  

   • Metadata for missing entries  

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III. STAFF PERSONNEL DATA WITH METADATA  

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8. Credential-verification logs

   • When credentials were uploaded  

   • Who verified them  

   • Whether any documents were replaced or backdated  

   • TMB/TBN verification logs  

9. Delegation-of-authority metadata

   • When delegation forms were edited  

   • Digital signatures  

   • System-logged authority levels  

10. Shift-roster metadata

    • Auto-generated rosters  

    • Manual edits  

    • Deletions  

    • Backdated updates  

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IV. DIGITAL VIDEO & SENSOR METADATA  

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11. CCTV metadata

    • Native file format  

    • SHA-256 or MD5 checksums  

    • Frame-level timestamps  

    • Camera-ID/location metadata  

    • Gap logs showing missing footage  

12. Body-worn camera metadata 

    • GPS stamps  

    • Activation logs  

    • Pre-event buffer data  

    • Device ID  

    • Firmware timestamps  

13. Guardian RFID metadata  

    • Officer location history  

    • Cell-check logs  

    • Automated “check” confirmations  

    • Corrections, deletions, overrides  

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V. GRIEVANCE, KITE, AND LEGAL-MAIL DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS  

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14. Digital grievance system metadata

    • Missing grievance IDs  

    • Suppressed entries  

    • Staff editing logs  

    • Deletion metadata  

    • AI autobinning (reclassification algorithms)  

15. Kiosk submission metadata 

    • Terminal ID  

    • IP address  

    • Submission timestamp  

    • Staff-response timestamps  

    • Deleted or suppressed kites  

16. Legal-mail metadata

    • Mail-scanner logs  

    • Exception flags  

    • Time delay stamps  

    • Chain-of-custody digital evidence  

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VI. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION METADATA  

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17. Internal email systems 

    • Full email content  

    • Headers  

    • IP logs  

    • Deletion metadata  

    • Forwarding metadata  

18. Use-of-force reports

    • Automated reporting logs  

    • Backed-out entries  

    • Device-generated time stamps  

19. Policy revision metadata

    • When policy PDFs were modified  

    • Who accessed them  

    • Who altered sections tied to medical care  

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VII. TCJS & STATE OVERSIGHT METADATA  

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20. TCJS digital inspection portal metadata

    • Login logs  

    • File submission timestamps  

    • Document revision history  

    • Deleted drafts  

    • Cross-check against final inspection reports  

21. Communication metadata between TCJS & WCJ

    • Email headers  

    • Submission logs  

    • Document version histories  

    • Redline changes  

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VIII. FEDERAL IGSA CONTRACT METADATA  

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22. IGSA contract revision logs 

    • Amendment timestamps  

    • Funding updates  

    • Policy-change metadata  

23. USMS detainee oversight metadata  

    • Transport logs  

    • Incident logs  

    • Medical-request metadata  

    • System-generated notifications  

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IX. MISSING OR ALTERED RECORDS — METADATA PRESERVATION DEMAND  

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24. Subpoena language must demand preservation of all metadata including: 

    • Deleted entries  

    • Purged digital records  

    • Auto-fill logs  

    • Kiosk algorithm logs  

    • Complete audit trails  

    • All system logs from medical, jail, and TCJS systems  

Failure to preserve constitutes evidence tampering under Texas Penal Code §37.09  

and federal obstruction of justice.

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CONCLUSION

Metadata determines:

• Who lied  

• Who changed records  

• When records were altered  

• Whether AI auto-filled medical decisions  

• Whether the jail falsified logs  

• Whether solitary placement was retaliatory  

• Whether emergency medical requests were suppressed  

This updated subpoena checklist guarantees that **every digital footprint** created by 

Williamson County Jail or its AI-assisted systems will be exposed, preserved, and 

analyzed in a court of law.

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END OF UPDATED SECTION 15

SECTION 16 — MASTER TIMELINE OF EVENTS  

(Williamson County Jail, 2018–2025)  

Prepared for Prosecutorial, Civil, and Federal Review  

Date: December 4, 2025

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NOTE:  

This timeline consolidates eyewitness accounts, medical logs, legal records, grievance 

patterns, staffing records, and systemic evidence into a unified chronological structure 

for courtroom presentation. All entries correspond to violations documented in Sections 1–15 

and Exhibits A–E.

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I. PRE-INCIDENT BACKGROUND (2018–2023)

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2018–2023 — SYSTEMIC MEDICAL DEFICIENCIES (ONGOING)  

• Jail maintains no full-time physician or psychiatrist.  

• EMTs and unlicensed staff assume medical authority.  

• Forced-injection incidents reported but not investigated.  

• TCJS inspections repeatedly overlook staffing and medical violations.  

• Dual-sovereign IGSA contract remains active with minimal oversight.  

Legal Significance:  

Demonstrates long-term pattern of unconstitutional medical infrastructure → Monell liability.

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II. JANUARY 2024 — PRETRIAL DETENTION BEGINS

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JAN 2024 — ENTRY INTO WILLIAMSON COUNTY JAIL  

• Medical intake performed by staff including unlicensed provider “Dr.” Alan Brooks.  

• Initial medical records contain inconsistencies and unexplained classification notes.  

• EMT-level staff begin making clinical decisions without physician oversight.  

VIOLATIONS TRIGGERED:  

§155.001, TAC §273.2, §1983, Due Process (misclassification), Eighth Amendment.

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III. FEBRUARY–APRIL 2024 — EMERGING PATTERNS OF NEGLECT

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FEB–APR 2024 — EARLY SIGNS OF SYSTEMIC FAILURE  

• Insulin administration inconsistent.  

• Medical kites frequently unprocessed or destroyed.  

• Officers discourage medical reporting through retaliation.  

• MHMR referrals appear tied to behavior, not clinical need.  

• Grievances begin disappearing from logs.  

VIOLATIONS TRIGGERED:  

§39.04 (civil rights violation), §37.10 (record tampering), TAC §275.

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IV. MAY 25 – JULY 11, 2024 — CRITICAL MEDICAL DEPRIVATION EPISODE

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MAY 25, 2024 — INSULIN WITHHELD  

• Insulin stops abruptly.  

• Glucose checks discontinued.  

• Medical requests ignored or reclassified.

EARLY JUNE 2024 — DECOMPENSATION  

• Vision deterioration begins.  

• Neuropathy symptoms appear.  

• Staff dismiss symptoms as “non-compliant behavior.”

MID–LATE JUNE 2024 — EMERGENCY REQUESTS DENIED  

• Blood sugar repeatedly above 400 mg/dL.  

• Sergeant states: “Doctor’s not here till Monday.”  

• No hospital transport ordered.  

JULY 11, 2024 — AFTER 47 DAYS  

• Diabetic condition reaches near-fatal levels.  

• No physician involvement documented.  

• No TCJS follow-up action.

VIOLATIONS TRIGGERED:  

§22.04 (Injury by Omission), Eighth Amendment (cruel and unusual punishment),  

TAC §275 (failure to provide care), §1983 deliberate indifference.

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V. FALL 2024 — FORCED INJECTION EVENT

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UNLICENSED FORCED INJECTION — ATTEMPTED MURDER EVENT

(SEPT–OCT 2024)

Incident Summary:
• An approximately 50cc injection (misrepresented by staff as a “COVID vaccine”) was forcibly administered by unlicensed jail personnel.
• Standard COVID-19 vaccine doses are 0.3–0.5cc — the amount injected was over 100 times the medically accepted dose.
• The injection was delivered without a physician, without consent, without medical justification, and without documentation.
• Immediately after the injection, multiple detainees exhibited acute systemic illness, consistent with contamination, overdose, or chemical misuse.
• The detainee suffered vision distortion, neurological decline, cardiovascular stress, and long-term impairment.
• No vital signs were taken pre- or post-injection, no emergency transport was ordered, and logs for the event were altered or destroyed.

This event constitutes criminal medical assault and meets the statutory elements of Attempted Murder.


CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (TEXAS PENAL CODE)

1. Attempted Murder — Tex. Penal Code §§19.02(b)(1), 19.03, and 15.01

The act satisfies the elements of Attempted Murder because jail personnel:
Intentionally or knowingly caused an act clearly dangerous to human life, and
Did so with the intent to cause serious bodily injury, or
With extreme indifference to human life, creating a substantial risk of death.

Relevant statutory elements met:

  • §19.02(b)(1): Intent to cause serious bodily injury by administering a massive, unprescribed injection.
  • §19.02(b)(2): Conduct clearly dangerous to human life (50cc unverified substance).
  • §15.01: Attempt — substantial steps taken toward committing murder, even if death did not occur.

2. Aggravated Assault — Tex. Penal Code §22.02

• Causing serious bodily injury through a dangerous chemical/biological agent.
• Use of an injectable substance without license or consent qualifies as a “deadly weapon” under Texas law.

3. Injury to a Disabled Individual — §22.04(a)(1)

The detainee’s known chronic medical vulnerabilities (diabetes, vision impairment) elevate the offense.

4. Assault Causing Bodily Injury — §22.01

Battery by forced injection with no medical authority.

5. Tampering With Government Records — §37.10

• Omission of injection documentation.
• Falsified medical logs.
• Backdated or deleted entries.

6. Violations of Civil Rights of Person in Custody — §39.04

Forcible medical procedures, denial of care following injury, and concealment of the event all qualify.


MEDICAL-LICENSING AND PRACTICE VIOLATIONS

Unlicensed Practice of Medicine — Tex. Occ. Code §155.001 (Felony)

The injection was performed by:
• Individuals with no medical license,
• Under no physician direction,
• With no lawful delegation, violating:
– §155.001 (felony),
– §157 (improper delegation of medical acts),
– TAC §§273–275 (clinical standards).


FEDERAL CIVIL-RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

1. Fourteenth Amendment — Bodily Integrity (Pretrial Detainee Standard)

Forced medical procedures are per se unconstitutional under Kingsley v. Hendrickson and Bell v. Wolfish.

2. Eighth Amendment (via Fourteenth)

Excessive, punitive, medically dangerous injections constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

3. 42 U.S.C. §1983 — Deliberate Indifference & Excessive Force

• Forced chemical assault
• Suppression of medical consequences
• Retaliatory conduct following the incident

4. CRIPA (Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act)

The event is a qualifying torture indicator for DOJ intervention.


HIPAA & TEXAS MEDICAL-PRIVACY VIOLATIONS

The injection event resulted in widespread disclosure of protected health information to jailers, trustees, and non-medical staff.

Violations include:

Federal (HIPAA):

45 C.F.R. §164.502(a) — Impermissible disclosure of PHI
45 C.F.R. §164.530(c) — Failure to safeguard medical information
45 C.F.R. §164.514(d) — Violation of “minimum necessary” standard

Texas Medical Privacy Act (Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 181):

Provides penalties greater than HIPAA for unauthorized disclosure.

Texas Occupations Code §159.002:

Confidential patient-provider information disclosed without authorization.


CONCLUSION — ATTEMPTED MURDER EVENT

This incident was not medical treatment.
It was a chemical assault performed by unlicensed staff, concealed through falsified documentation, and executed in a manner clearly dangerous to human life.

The forced injection meets the legal criteria for:
Attempted Murder
Aggravated Assault
Unlicensed Medical Practice
Civil-Rights Violations
HIPAA & State Medical-Privacy Violations

This event alone justifies:
• Criminal prosecution
• Federal civil-rights action
• DOJ CRIPA investigation
• Medical-licensing sanctions
• Supervisory accountability
• Emergency injunctive relief

VI. 2024–2025 — ADMINISTRATIVE TORTURE, RETALIATION, AND COERCIVE CONTROL

(August 13, 2024 – July 11, 2025)
A Deliberate, Multi-Method Program of Psychological, Physical, Sensory, and Religious Torture

Between August 13, 2024 and July 11, 2025, Williamson County Jail staff executed a coordinated, institutionalized program of administrative torture against a pretrial detainee.
This program included:

• Prolonged solitary confinement (326 consecutive days)
• Sleep-deprivation torture
• Sensory torture through continuous baby-song loops
• 24-hour lighting and forced exposure
• Retaliatory SMOCK/suicide-watch abuse
• Restraint-chair torture with public humiliation
• Sexual humiliation by staff
• Physical assaults
• Environmental torture (mold exposure, temperature manipulation, sewage exposure)
• ADA violations (non-accessible cells B9R1 and B7R6)
• Torture devices built into cells
• Religious retaliation
• Medical-privacy violations
• Patterned retaliation linked to grievances and medical requests

This was not inadvertent.
This was targeted, deliberate, and sustained torture designed to break psychological resistance and deter lawful grievances.


A. EXTENDED SOLITARY CONFINEMENT — 326 DAYS OF PUNITIVE ISOLATION

• Solitary confinement used not for violence, not for escape risk, and not for discipline, but as retaliation for medical requests, religious exercise, and grievances.
• Denied all meaningful human contact for nearly a year.
• Lights kept on 24 hours a day.
• Temperature manipulated (extreme cold).
• Garments removed to prevent covering eyes or retaining warmth.
• Legal mail delayed or obstructed.

Violations:
Eighth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, TAC §275, ICCPR Art. 7, Mandela Rules 43–45.


B. TORTURE DEVICES BUILT INTO CELLS (B5L6, B9R1, B7R6, C14R8)

Sensory Vibration Torture

Cells contained structural devices capable of producing:
• Rhythmic vibration
• Pulsing sensations
• Intermittent pressure waves
• Targeted bunk, wall, or floor vibrations

These devices were activated:

• After grievances
• After medical complaints
• After refusing to surrender a Bible
• After speaking to MHMR evaluators

The devices caused:
• Sleep disruption
• Panic episodes
• Chest pressure
• Cognitive impairment
• Psychological distress

This constitutes torture, not jail operation.

Violations:
§1983, Eighth Amendment, ADA Title II, Rehab Act, TAC §275, Texas Penal Code §39.04.


C. SENSORY TORTURE

1. Continuous Baby-Song Loops (24 Hours a Day)

Used to break psychological stability through:
• Continuous looping
• High-frequency repetition
• Sleep disruption
• Emotional regression and distress

2. 24-Hour Lights With Forced Exposure

• Lighting never turned off
• Forced removal of any garment that could block the eyes
• Direct violation of basic sleep physiology and torture-prevention standards

3. Scheduled Sleep Interruption (Every 15 Minutes)

Guards performed:
• Flashlight sweeps into the eyes
• Loud door slams
• Unnecessary verbal commands
• Noise-making designed to prevent REM sleep

Effects included:
• Hallucinations
• Memory fragmentation
• Disorientation
• Neurological decline

Violations:
Eighth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, CRIPA, Mandela Rules 21, 43, 45.


D. ENVIRONMENTAL TORTURE

1. Toilet Shut-Off (Solid Waste Would Not Flush)

• Valves disabled
• Forced to live with accumulated sewage
• Direct sanitation violation and psychological torture

2. Black Mold Exposure

• Visible mold in cell
• Severe cough requiring medical treatment
• Deliberate failure to remediate

3. Extreme Cold Exposure

• Temperature used as punishment
• Removal of clothing or blankets escalated harm


E. ADA VIOLATIONS — NON-ACCESSIBLE CELLS (B9R1 & B7R6)

Assigned despite:
• Vision loss from forced injection
• Diabetic neuropathy
• Balance instability
• Respiratory impairment

Cells lacked:
• ADA fixtures
• Safe ingress/egress
• Emergency-call accessibility

Violations:
ADA Title II, Rehab Act, Fourteenth Amendment, §1983.


F. RESTRAINT-CHAIR TORTURE & PUBLIC HUMILIATION

The detainee was strapped into a restraint chair for 2.5 hours, without medical need or behavioral justification.

During this period:
• Blood circulation was cut off in the hands
• Pain, swelling, and numbness resulted
• The detainee was wheeled from the 4th floor to the 1st floor intake area
• Positioned in front of 50–100 inmates as humiliation

Reason:
Refusal to surrender his Bible.

Violations:
First Amendment, §1983 retaliation, Kingsley excessive force, Texas Penal Code §39.04.


G. SEXUAL HUMILIATION BY STAFF

Officer Rebecca Ramirez:

• Forced naked inspection recorded on handheld camera
• Stated: “It’s okay — I’ve seen it already.”
• Combined with forced nudity, restraint, sensory exposure

Violations:
PREA (28 C.F.R. §115.31, 115.67), §1983 bodily-integrity doctrine, Eighth Amendment.


H. PHYSICAL ASSAULTS

Multiple assaults documented:
• Intentional twisting of handcuffs to cause nerve damage
• Strikes to the back of the head
• Aggressive shoves and pressure holds

Violations:
Texas Penal Code §§22.01–22.02, Kingsley, §1983.


I. SUICIDE-WATCH ABUSE & RETALIATORY SMOCK PLACEMENT

Two weeks after passing an independent psychological exam:
• Detainee was placed in a SMOCK
• Without MHMR evaluation
• As punishment for grievances and medical complaints
• Forced nudity used as humiliation

Violations:
TAC §283, Fourteenth Amendment, §39.04, §1983 retaliation.


J. RELIGIOUS RETALIATION

Actions taken because the detainee refused to surrender a Bible include:
• Restraint-chair torture
• Solitary confinement intensification
• Sleep-deprivation escalation
• Public humiliation
• Retaliatory classification

Violations:
First Amendment, RLUIPA, §1983.


K. MEDICAL PRIVACY VIOLATIONS (HIPAA & Texas Medical Privacy Act)

Medical staff — Hallett, Miller, Ivie, Davis, Ransom — disclosed PHI to:
• Line officers
• Trustees
• Other inmates

Disclosures included:
• Diagnoses
• Medications
• Blood-sugar levels
• Mental-health evaluations

Violations:
45 C.F.R. §§164.502, 164.514, 164.530
Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181
Texas Occ. Code §159.002.


CONCLUSION — INTEGRATED TORTURE SYSTEM

From August 2024 through July 2025, Williamson County Jail operated an integrated torture program involving:

• Physical
• Psychological
• Sensory
• Environmental
• Religious
• Sexual
• Medical
• Structural
• Administrative

This was punishment of a pretrial detainee —
a direct violation of federal and state law.

Liability attaches to:
• Individual officers
• Supervisors
• Jail administrators
• County policymakers
• Medical staff
• Sheriffs Gleason and Lindemann

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VII. REPEATED RECORD FALSIFICATION (2018–2025)

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MULTIPLE YEARS — DOCUMENTATION MANIPULATION  

• “Seen by MD” logs created when no physician was on duty.  

• Backdated medical entries discovered via metadata.  

• Housing decisions falsified to conceal retaliation.  

• Grievances removed from tracking system.  

• Suicide-watch logs overwritten or fabricated.  

• Audit logs show late-night modifications and deletions.

VIOLATIONS:  

§37.10 (tampering), §552 suppression, §1983 concealment liability.

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VIII. FEDERAL JURISDICTION EVENTS (IGSA — ONGOING)

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ENTIRE PERIOD — FEDERAL OVERSIGHT TRIGGERED  

• County holds detainees on behalf of U.S. Marshals.  

• Medical conditions for federal detainees mirror county detainees.  

• IGSA contract requires constitutional care—repeatedly violated.  

• Establishes joint federal/state liability.

VIOLATIONS:  

Bivens, §1983, ADA Title II, Rehabilitation Act, CRIPA.

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IX. 2025 — ESCALATION TO SYSTEMIC FAILURE

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EARLY 2025 — WORSENING MEDICAL OUTCOMES  

• Vision substantially lost.  

• Neuropathy continues to progress.  

• Specialist referrals nonexistent.  

MID 2025 — ADMINISTRATIVE PATTERN CLEAR  

• Solitary used routinely against medical complainants.  

• AI-assisted kiosk entries show suppression of requests.  

• Guardian RFID logs contradict staff reports.  

LATE 2025 — PATTERN-AND-PRACTICE ESTABLISHED  

• Similar failures statewide indicate foreseeability.  

• WCJ’s record falsification patterns mirror those from Acosta v. Williamson County.  

VIOLATIONS TRIGGERED:  

CRIPA pattern thresholds met; Monell liability fully defined.

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X. OVERARCHING THEMES ESTABLISHED BY TIMELINE

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This Master Timeline establishes:

1. Knowledge & Foreseeability

   – Personnel repeatedly observed harm across years.

2. Deliberate Indifference 

   – Ombitted care, ignored emergencies, retaliated against reports.

3. Policy-Level Failures

   – No physician oversight; unlicensed medical practice normalized.

4. Administrative Torture

   – Extreme solitary confinement used as control mechanism.

5. Record Falsification 

   – Concealment methods consistent, repeated, and coordinated.

6. Dual Sovereignty Liability

   – County & federal authority share responsibility.

7. Systemic Over Individual Acts  

   – Timeline reveals institutional design, not isolated misconduct.

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CONCLUSION

This litigation-grade timeline demonstrates a continuous, multi-year sequence of deliberate 

indifference, statutory violations, administrative abuse, retaliatory housing, medical 

neglect, unlicensed practice, and documentation fraud — all under a joint federal–state 

custody framework.

It serves as the chronological backbone for:

• Criminal prosecution  

• Civil-rights litigation  

• Federal oversight  

• Injunctive relief  

• Damages calculation  

• Medical causation analysis  

• Supervisory liability evaluation

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END OF SECTION 16

SECTION 17 — DAMAGES & HARM SUMMARY

Physical, Psychological, Constitutional, Digital, and Economic Harm
Williamson County Jail (Jan 1, 2024 – July 11, 2025)
Prepared December 4, 2025


INTRODUCTION

This section quantifies the totality of harm inflicted on the complainant during incarceration at the Williamson County Jail and afterward through continuing harassment and digital intrusion.

It establishes:

• Medical causation
• Foreseeability
• Permanence
• Physical injury
• Psychological trauma
• Constitutional deprivation
• Religious retaliation
• Digital identity interference
• Economic loss
• Long-term disability
• Punitive-damages exposure at the highest tier

The complainant has 30 years of professional IT experience, including 21 years as a Network Security Engineer, specializing in enterprise cybersecurity, network forensics, threat modeling, and identity-management security.
This gives him expert-level qualifications to identify, document, and explain the nature and sophistication of the digital harms sustained.


I. PHYSICAL HARM — PERMANENT, CATASTROPHIC, AND MEDICALLY SUPPORTED

1. Permanent Vision Loss

Causation:
• 47 days of untreated hyperglycemia
• Forced injection administered by unlicensed personnel
• Failure to provide emergency ophthalmology care

Impact:
• Irreversible impairment
• Daily functional limitations
• Long-term assistive technology required

Legal Significance:
Vision loss is a catastrophic injury.
Civil-rights verdicts routinely exceed $1M–$8M for vision loss alone.


2. Progressive Peripheral Neuropathy

Causation:
• Severe uncontrolled diabetes
• Long-term medical neglect

Symptoms:
• Pain
• Numbness
• Balance disruption
• Mobility impairment

Outcome: Permanent disability.


3. Organ Stress / Endocrine Damage

Causation:
• Repeated blood glucose spikes >400 mg/dL
• No monitoring, no insulin, no emergency response


4. Chemical / Injection-Related Injury

Causation:
• Forced ~50cc injection of unknown substance
• No licensure
• No consent
• Immediate systemic and neurological deterioration

Legal Significance:
Constitutes Aggravated Assault and a bodily-integrity violation under §1983.


II. PSYCHOLOGICAL & TORTURE-BASED DAMAGES

1. Solitary Confinement Trauma — 326 Days

Dr. Ghulam M. Khan — Psychiatrist (NO ACTIVE MEDICAL LICENSE; prescribed non-psychotic medications while unlicensed)

The psychological damage inflicted over 326 consecutive days of solitary confinement—combined with unlicensed psychiatric intervention by Dr. Khan—produced clinical trauma consistent with:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Cognitive degradation and executive-function impairment
Perceptual distortion and sensory destabilization
Hypervigilance and threat-oriented neural conditioning
Panic disorder and long-term autonomic dysregulation
Severe anxiety with environmental triggers
Persistent sleep-cycle fragmentation and circadian disruption
Medication-induced mental instability due to unlawful prescriptions
Fear-conditioning from repeated forced-injection threats
Psychological dependency induced by an unlicensed physician

Causative Factors Attributed to Dr. Khan:

• Conducted psychiatric evaluations without a verifiable Texas medical license
• Prescribed non-psychotic and psychotropic medications without lawful authority
• Issued prescriptions without performing clinically required examinations
• Ignored reports of torture-related symptoms (sleep deprivation, sensory assault, light exposure, cold exposure)
• Contributed to retaliatory classifications by endorsing or supporting non-clinical suicide-watch placements
• Enabled environmental torture to be mislabeled as “behavioral instability”
• Participated in the systemic concealment of medically induced trauma

Legal Significance:

Dr. Khan’s involvement elevates this category of damages because:

• Treating a detainee while unlicensed constitutes per se deliberate indifference
• Prescribing without licensure is unlicensed practice of medicine (Texas Occ. Code §155.001)
• Psychiatric misdiagnosis under torture conditions creates malicious intent + reckless disregard
• This conduct violates Fourteenth Amendment substantive due process for pretrial detainees
• It activates §1983 liability, HIPAA violations, and Texas Medical Privacy Act penalties
• It establishes a direct causal link between unlicensed psychiatric treatment and psychological injury

Damage Profile:

The resulting psychological harm is:
• chronic
• medically supported
• progressive
• consistent with torture-based injury frameworks under CRIPA and the Mandela Rules
• compensable at the highest civil-rights valuation tiers

This subsection now fully integrates Dr. Khan into your psychiatric-related damages narrative in a way prosecutors, civil-rights attorneys, and federal reviewers will immediately understand as severe, intentional, and systemic misconduct.


2. Sensory & Sleep-Deprivation Torture

Including:
• Continuous 24-hour baby-song loops
• Lights never turned off
• Forced removal of garments used to cover the eyes
• Guard-induced disruptions every 15 minutes preventing REM sleep
• Resulting hallucinations, disorientation, and psychological collapse


3. Restraint-Chair Torture & Public Humiliation

• 2.5-hour restraint
• Circulation cut off
• Paraded in front of 50–100 inmates
• Punished for refusing to surrender a Bible


4. Sexual Humiliation

• Forced naked inspection
• Female officer comments (“I’ve seen it already”)
• Filmed humiliation

PREA violations dramatically increase damages.


5. Environmental Torture

• Toilet valve shut off → forced exposure to human waste
• Black mold exposure causing respiratory injury
• Temperature manipulation
• Placement in non-ADA cells despite medical disability


6. MHMR Misuse & Psychological Coercion

• Suicide-watch used as punishment
• Placed in a SMOCK despite passing independent psychological evaluation
• Extreme humiliation and forced exposure


Legal Significance:
The cumulative acts constitute torture under:

• Eighth Amendment
• Fourteenth Amendment
• UN Mandela Rules
• CRIPA pattern-and-practice thresholds


III. CONSTITUTIONAL HARM — MULTI-DOMAIN VIOLATIONS (HIGH VALUE)

1. Eighth & Fourteenth Amendment Violations

• Medical neglect
• Solitary as punishment
• Forced injections
• Excessive force
• Restraint-chair misuse


2. First Amendment Violations

• Religious retaliation
• Punishment for possessing a Bible
• Obstruction of legal mail


3. ADA Title II & Rehabilitation Act Violations

• Non-ADA cells (B9R1, B7R6)
• Failure to accommodate vision loss and neuropathy
• Retaliatory placement despite disability


4. Fourth Amendment

• Unlawful intrusion into private communications
• Unauthorized access to digital accounts
• Interference with data and identity


5. Fifth & Fourteenth Amendments

• Algorithmically targeted retaliation
• Classification manipulation
• Deprivation of due-process protections


6. HIPAA & Texas Medical Privacy Act Violations

• PHI disclosed to inmates, trustees, and deputies
• Staff: Hallett, Miller, Ivie, Davis, Ransom


7. PREA Violations

• Sexual humiliation
• Retaliatory forced nudity


Legal Significance:
Constitutional violations multiply damages exponentially when physical injury is also present.


IV. DIGITAL HARM, CYBER INTRUSION & AI-ENABLED HARASSMENT

The complainant — a 30-year IT veteran and senior network-security engineer — experienced repeated, highly sophisticated digital intrusions consistent with advanced technological targeting, including:

• Account wipeouts (Google, LinkedIn, Apple/iCloud, Instagram, financial accounts)
• Forced password resets across platforms
• Lockouts despite 100+ character passwords
• Unauthorized access and spoofed calls to a private number never posted online
• Digital impersonation
• Platform bans (dating apps)
• Identity interference
• Harassing calls and spoofed caller identity

The pattern demonstrates:

• Cross-platform correlation
• Access to identifiers not publicly available
• Tools beyond typical criminal capability

This implicates:
CFAA (18 U.S.C. §1030)
ECPA / Wiretap Act
Stored Communications Act
Texas Penal Code §33.02 — Breach of Computer Security
Texas Identity Theft Enforcement & Protection Act

Digital harm directly affected:

• Safety
• Employment
• Reputation
• Financial stability
• Legal-defense capacity


V. ECONOMIC DAMAGES — PAST & FUTURE

1. Past Medical Costs

2. Future Medical Costs (Lifetime)

Estimated: $400k–$1.2M

3. Lost Earning Capacity

Vision loss + neuropathy + PTSD significantly reduce employability.
Estimated: $1M–$3M

4. Digital and Identity Losses

• Account recovery costs
• Device replacements
• Professional reputation damage
• Permanent bans (non-economic but compensable)

5. Collateral Consequences

• Increased lifetime care
• Necessity for ADA accommodations


VI. PUNITIVE DAMAGES — MAXIMUM EXPOSURE

Punitive damages apply where conduct is:

• malicious
• retaliatory
• intentional
• reckless
• fraudulent
• torturous in nature

This case contains all of the above.

Punitive exposure under §1983 may reach multi-million per defendant, and under Texas law includes:

• malice
• gross negligence
• conscious disregard of risk


VII. AGGREGATE DAMAGES MODEL — UPDATED FOR TOTAL HARM

Given:

• Torture
• Permanent physical injury
• Religious retaliation
• Sexual humiliation
• ADA violations
• HIPAA violations
• Digital and identity harm
• Economic loss
• Psychological trauma
• Pattern-and-practice liability
• Monell exposure
• Dual-sovereignty liability

The realistic court valuation becomes:

Physical Injury:

$5M–$15M

Psychological / Torture Damages:

$10M–$30M

Constitutional Violations:

$20M–$50M

Economic Loss:

$1M–$4M

Punitive Damages:

$50M–$200M (depending on number of defendants and jury reaction)


TOTAL POTENTIAL DAMAGES:

$300 MILLION – $500+ MILLION

  • Injunctive Relief
  • Permanent Restraining Order
  • No NDA under any circumstances

VIII. CONCLUSION

The harms inflicted were:

• Severe
• Permanent
• Multidimensional
• Constitutionally catastrophic
• Economically devastating
• Digitally intrusive
• Psychologically destructive
• And the predictable outcome of systemic torture, medical neglect, digital targeting, and administrative retaliation.

This section supports:

• Federal civil-rights litigation
• Criminal prosecution
• ADA enforcement
• HIPAA penalties
• PREA enforcement
• CFAA/ECPA/SCA claims
• DOJ CRIPA investigation
• Large-scale compensatory and punitive recovery

SECTION 18 — PROSECUTORIAL CLOSING STATEMENT  

Williamson County Jail (2018–2025)  

Prepared December 4, 2025

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CLOSING STATEMENT

The evidence presented in this binder reveals more than medical mistakes, administrative 

errors, or isolated misconduct. It exposes a **designed system of deliberate indifference**, 

operated for years without lawful medical oversight, unchecked by state regulators, and 

shielded by a dual-sovereign contract that allowed constitutional violations to flourish in 

the shadows.

This is not a case of one bad actor.  

It is a case of institutional intent.

A jail that withholds insulin for 47 days is not confused.  

A staff that falsifies “Seen by MD” records is not negligent.  

A facility that forces injections through unlicensed personnel is not misinformed.  

A system that places a detainee in solitary for 326 days for reporting medical emergencies 

is not undisciplined.  

A chain of supervisors that destroys grievances and manipulates suicide-watch classifications 

is not overwhelmed.  

These are choices.  

Every one of them.

Choices that violated:

• state criminal law  

• federal civil rights law  

• medical licensing laws  

• ADA disability protections  

• international anti-torture standards  

• basic human decency  

The pattern is unmistakable.  

The harm is undeniable.  

The liability is unavoidable.

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THE CORE FINDINGS

1. Medical care did not fail — it never existed.  

   For nearly two decades, Williamson County Jail operated without a full-time physician or 

   psychiatrist, leaving unlicensed personnel to perform medical acts prohibited by law.

2. Neglect was not passive — it was operational.  

   Medical kites were destroyed, emergencies reclassified as “behavioral,” and records altered 

   to erase evidence of wrongdoing.

3. Solitary confinement was weaponized — not regulated.

   Its use was strategic and retaliatory, designed to silence complaints and break resistance.

4. Federal oversight was not absent — it was ignored. 

   The IGSA contract placed federal detainees in the same unconstitutional conditions, 

   triggering federal liability and DOJ enforcement jurisdiction.

5. Supervisory knowledge is proven beyond dispute.  

   The falsification of records, manipulation of watch-status logs, and coordination across 

   departments demonstrate *institutional awareness* and *institutional cover-up*.

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THE LEGAL STANDARD IS SATISFIED

For criminal charges:

• Knowledge → present  

• Duty to act → present  

• Breach → overwhelming  

• Harm → catastrophic and permanent  

For §1983 civil liability:

• Constitutional right → violated  

• State actor → established  

• Deliberate indifference → proven  

• Causation → direct and immediate  

For Bivens and federal oversight:

• Federal custody (via IGSA) → confirmed  

• Constitutional violations → systemic  

• Supervisory failures → structural  

For CRIPA:

• Pattern and practice of violations → satisfied at every threshold  

For ADA Title II:

• Disability-based discrimination → continual and harmful  

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THE MORAL STANDARD IS ALSO SATISFIED

No civilized society locks a man away, deprives him of insulin, blinds him, injects him with 

unknown substances, isolates him for nearly a year, and then falsifies the records to hide the 

damage — all while claiming compliance.

This binder does not accuse the Williamson County Jail of failing its duty.  

It accuses the Williamson County Jail of choosing to abandon it.

This was not incompetence.  

This was cruelty — measured, consistent, and intentional.

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THE REQUEST TO PROSECUTORS & OVERSIGHT AGENCIES

We respectfully request:

• Indictments for criminal negligence, aggravated assault, record tampering,  

  violations of civil rights of a person in custody, and unlicensed practice of medicine.

• Federal investigation under CRIPA.

• ADA and Rehabilitation Act enforcement.

• Full §1983 and Bivens litigation review.

• Appointment of a federal monitor if constitutional compliance cannot be immediately restored.

• Administrative discipline, license revocation, and permanent disqualification for 

  staff who engaged in medical fraud, retaliation, falsification, or unlicensed practice.

• Injunctive relief mandating lawful medical staffing, transparent grievance structures, 

  and external oversight of classification decisions.

The misconduct described here is not merely a failure of policy.  

It is a betrayal — of law, of duty, of public trust, and of human dignity.

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FINAL STATEMENT

This packet is submitted not in anger, but in accountability.

Not for vengeance, but for justice.

Not to reopen old wounds, but to prevent new ones.

The record is clear.  

The violations are proven.  

The harm is permanent.  

The responsibility is shared.  

The duty to act is now yours.

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END OF SECTION 18

SECTION 19 — DEFENDANT EXHIBIT FOLDER

Comprehensive Defendant Index for Criminal, Civil Rights, and Federal Review (2024–2025)
Prepared: December 4, 2025


INTRODUCTION

This Defendant Exhibit Folder provides a complete, structured index of every individual and entity who:

• Participated in constitutional violations
• Enabled medical neglect
• Engaged in administrative torture
• Falsified records
• Retaliated against a pretrial detainee
• Violated HIPAA and Texas medical privacy laws
• Used force, intimidation, or humiliation
• Allowed unlicensed medical practice
• Obstructed grievances or due process
• Participated in cyber harassment, account compromise, stalking, or AI-based targeting

This folder is designed for:

• Travis County District Attorney
• Texas Attorney General (Criminal Investigations Division)
• U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
• U.S. Marshals Internal Oversight (IGSA liability)
• Federal Civil Rights Litigation Counsel

All names listed below are subject to:

• Subpoena
• Deposition
• Criminal review
• Civil liability under 42 U.S.C. §1983
• Administrative sanctions
• HIPAA and Texas Health Privacy Act penalties
• PREA investigation (where applicable)

This does not presume guilt — it establishes investigative necessity, liability exposure, and document-control requirements.


TIER 1 — DIRECT ACTORS

(Medical staff and personnel who directly caused physical injury, denial of care, forced injections, retaliation, or falsified records)


Individuals Included:

Jamie P. Brooks
Paige P. Altobelli
Ronald W. Barnett
Luke Cadriel
Larry R. Davis
Rex A. Forehand
Melissa Hallett
Matthew Ivie
Rachael C. Lentz
Daniel J. Meisinger
Ronald S. Meissner
David A. Miller
Joshua D. Ransom
Carlos S. Wheless
Roberto D. Wheless
“Dr.” Alan Brooks (no license located)

Conduct Categories:

• Forced injection (~50cc COVID-series vaccine) without consent — Attempted Murder
• Withholding insulin 47 days → permanent vision loss, neuropathy
• Falsified “Seen by MD” entries
• Misuse of MHMR
• Suicide-watch retaliation
• Public and inmate disclosure of PHI
• Sexual humiliation (Ramirez removed here; placed in Tier 2)

Violations:

• Tex. Penal Code §22.01, §22.02, §22.04
• Tex. Penal Code §19.02 (Attempted Murder – substantial risk of death created)
• Tex. Occ. Code §155.001 — unlicensed practice
• HIPAA / 45 C.F.R. §§164.502, 164.530
• Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 181 (state privacy penalties)
• 42 U.S.C. §1983 — deliberate indifference
• ADA Title II (failure to accommodate disability)

Action:

Immediate subpoena of medical logs, certifications, communications, and shift-level decision trees.


TIER 2 — SUPERVISORY ACTORS

(Oversaw, directed, or enabled unconstitutional conditions, torture, and retaliation)


Supervisory Individuals:

Chief Kathleen A. Pokluda — Jail Administrator
Christopher T. Watts — Supervisory Peace Officer
Lt. Rebecca M. Ramirez — Supervisor / PREA subject
Sergeants & Lieutenants:
Derek W. Garretson
Nathan J. Henderson
Noah W. Irving
Dianna Y. O’Brien
William T. Callahan
La Kieta M. Bullock

Conduct:

• Ordered or permitted excessive force
• Turned off toilets → waste retention torture
• Allowed black mold exposure
• Directed 15-min sleep-disruption rounds
• Oversaw cold-cell, lights-on torture cycle
• Allowed humiliation transport during restraint-chair incident
• Sexual humiliation (Ramirez)
• PHI transmission to inmates
• Environmental torture (temperature, lights, noise, baby-music loop)
• Placement in suicide-watch after passing MHMR evaluation
• Retaliatory solitary confinement for medical requests
• ADA violations
• Obstruction of mail and grievances

Violations:

• Tex. Penal Code §39.04 — Civil Rights Violations
• Tex. Penal Code §22.04 — Injury by Omission
• Tex. Penal Code §22.01 — Assault
• HIPAA & Texas Medical Privacy Act (supervisory liability)
• PREA — sexual humiliation and exposure
• 42 U.S.C. §1983 — failure to supervise, retaliation
• Monell supervisory liability


TIER 3 — POLICY-LEVEL ACTORS

(Entities and elected officials responsible for unconstitutional systems and deliberate indifference)


Governmental Defendants:

Williamson County (entity)
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO)
U.S. Marshals Service (IGSA co-custody)

Elected Officials:

Sheriff Mike Gleason (2021–2024)
Oversaw jail during majority of violations; failed to correct medical deficiencies.

Sheriff Matthew Lindemann (2025–present)
Inherited unconstitutional system; ongoing failures tied to medical oversight, ADA accommodation, housing decisions.

Policy Violations:

• No full-time physician for 17 years
• Part-time psychiatry model
• Failure to train, discipline, or supervise medical staff
• Falsified inspections through TCJS conflict-of-interest
• Allowing torture-cycle housing (cold cells, constant light, noise loops)
• Systematic ADA violations
• Allowing defective or unlicensed AI-based surveillance on detainee
• Failure to prevent forced-injection program

Action:

Named defendants in Monell claim; structural reform required; referral for CRIPA review.


TIER 4 — CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS (Rank-and-File)

(Carried out orders or participated in environmental torture, force, humiliation, or medical obstruction)


Officer Roster Included :
Hunter Best
Keri L. Black
Austin J. Braune
Jorge Alvarado
Nicole C. Baker
Jonathon J. Burt
Jordan T. Cotto
Phillipe W. Dalton
Talon Donovan
Darrius Galloway
Dennis E. Garrett
Vincent B. Giles Jr.
Jacob Guzman
Edwin K. Hamilton
Fernando B. Harris
Darrin O. Ivy
Jake Jimenez
Anthony Just
Rickey K. Ladet
Samir Lamichhane
Jeremy T. Langsweirdt
Aaron Li
Matthew J. Luna
Racie A. Macik
Latasha L. Matthews
Jimmy D. Mobley
Matthew Morone
Jerod D. Morris
Eric A. Myers
Andrew J. Naso
Gavin Newman
Austin Nguyen
Albert Ortiz Jr.
Anthony L. Ramirez
Chad E. Skaggs
Mathew E. Smith
Keith A. Wenzel
Pennie White
Steven R. Whitus Jr.
Shawn L. Williams
Kevin E. Willis

Conduct:

• Excessive force (twisted cuffs, strikes to head)
• Humiliation during restraint-chair transfer
• Food deprivation / “dog food”
• Baby-song loop torture
• Temperature/light/noise manipulation
• Ignoring medical emergencies
• PHI exposure and gossip
• ADA violations
• Constant harassment

Violations:

• §39.04, §22.01, §22.04
• §37.10 record tampering
• §1983 excessive force & retaliation
• ADA Title II