Tag: pretrial detention
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The Digital Black Site: When Law Enforcement Outsourced the Constitution
There was a time when constitutional violations required human effort. A bad cop. A corrupt prosecutor. A forged document. Today, the system doesn’t need villains—it needs vendors. Across the United States, law enforcement agencies have quietly built what can only be described as a digital black site—an ecosystem where artificial intelligence, private data contractors, and…
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Request for Independent Security Review — NCIC Jail Communication App (Public-Interest Inquiry)
security@eff.org,info@eff.org,tips@propublica.org,security@themarkup.org,tips@theintercept.com,disclosures@citizenlab.ca,contact@citizenlab.ca,security@aclu.org,tips@wired.com,security@mozilla.org,bugcrowd@bugcrowd.com,disclosures@hackerone.com,security@torproject.org,press@torproject.org,security@wikimedia.org,info@openprivacy.ca,contact@privacyinternational.org,security@openrights.org,tips@bellingcat.com Good afternoon, I am reaching out to request an independent, good-faith security and privacy review of the NCIC jail communications platform (mobile application and associated backend services) from a public-interest and civil-liberties perspective. The concern is straightforward and narrow: Whether the NCIC application engages in surveillance, data harvesting, tracking, or secondary data use that…
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Ricky Armstrong Assistant Director Texas Commission on Jail Standards Email Stating that “No deficiencies were noted.”
RESUBMISSION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST AND FORMAL COMPLAINT — WILLIAMSON COUNTY JAIL You Fri 10/24/2025 4:20 PM =========================================== RESUBMISSION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST AND FORMAL COMPLAINT — WILLIAMSON COUNTY JAIL =========================================== Date: October 14, 2025 To: Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) Ricky Armstrong<ricky.armstrong@tcjs.state.tx.us> You;info A comprehensive inspection of the Williamson County Jail was…
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Williamson County TX- Corruption Formula – work in progress
( PAY ATTENTION TO THE AI CAPABILITIES ) Pre-Plan ArrestConfidential Informants– Chloe G.NCIC / TCIC Meta Data – Dissect ProfileFirst / Second ArrestProfile breakdown First Arrest –Some bulls hit charge Public humiliation first ( Busted Newspaper.com and Mugshots.zone INTAKE Medical Eval and if diabetic forced on InsulinBond Out – High Cash Bond Rearrest – approx…
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Oversight Without Accountability: Systemic Corruption and Human Rights Violations in Texas County Jails
By LeRoy Nellis Texas County Jail Corruption & Oversight Study — LeRoy Nellis (published @ Academia.edu and LeRoyNellis.blog) 1. Abstract Texas’s county jail system—comprising more than 240 local detention facilities—occupies a central but often overlooked role in the American carceral landscape. Over the past decade, a growing body of investigative journalism, advocacy reports, and government…
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The Legal Voidance of Cash Bonds Upon Rearrest: A Texas and Federal Analysis
By LeRoy Nellis I. Introduction The institution of bail serves as one of the oldest mechanisms balancing the presumption of innocence with the state’s interest in ensuring a defendant’s appearance at trial. In Texas, as in most jurisdictions, the right to reasonable bail is constitutionally protected under Article I, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution,…
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🩺 Williamson County Jail Medical & Psychiatric Hiring Record (2018 – 2025)
Year Position Title Employer / Contracting Firm Type & Schedule Pay / Contract Terms Prescribing Authority Source / Notes 2025 (Oct) Psychiatrist Physician – Ref # BD-649-01 Adelphi Medical Staffing LLC (for Williamson Co Jail, Georgetown TX) Contract (4 yrs); Minimum 16 hrs / week $250 – $285 per hour (on-site) ✅ Explicit (“Prescribe psychotropic…
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION — SPECIAL LITIGATION SECTION FORMAL COMPLAINT AND REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION COMPLAINANT ———————————————————– Name: LeRoy Nellis II Email: leroynellis2@gmail.com Relation: Former detainee and author of “The Rise of AI Surveillance Behind Bars (2025)” Address: 4845 Twin Valley Dr. Austin, TX 78731 Phone: 512.450.1533…
