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Unlike the days before the Democratic Party primary, we have not seen the press release of conference where administrators over at the Cameron County Sheriff's Dept. - or Omar Lucio himself - announced the disciplinary actions against transportation officers over yet another mistake.
Tha last time it was when a convict escaped from his guard and stole his gun before killing a man in his house in Brownsville in front of his family and stole his car before he ended up getting killed in San Benito by law enforcement.
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This time, fortunately, there was no fatality, but sources at Carrizales say that on March 11 transport guards were returning seven inmates to Carrizales from court in Brownsville and took the first five out for reintroduction to the jail and left two young inmates in the van.
According to a message from a witness, the van was turned off, no AC on, the doors were locked, and the windows were all up. When prisoners are transported, they already have have belly chain (also known as "waist chain," or "Martin chain") which is a physical restraint worn by prisoners consisting of a chain around the waist, to which the prisoner's hands are chained or cuffed. In Cameron County, the ankles are also connected by means of longer chain.
Well, the transport guys apparently took a longer time than they expected with the five prisoners and forgot about the other two in the hot van. On March 11, the high was 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and in a closed van, it was probably higher.
On of the inmates had an anxiety attack and started going into convulsions, the sources said, and the other started to try to kick out the windows of the van. Were it not for the fact that one of the Carrizales corrections officers went outside to have a cigarette and saw the commotion in the van as the two young inmates struggled to escape the closed vehicle, the developing tragedy might not have been averted.
The result? Both inmates were taken to Valley Regional Hospital where one was treated for extreme anxiety and the other was under observation. Both were eventually returned to Carrizales.
We understand that one of the transport offices was terminated and another given a 10-day suspension. However, there has been no press release or press conference to announce this. Were it not for the guard going outside for a smoke break, what would have happened?
Unlike the days before the Democratic Party primary, we have not seen the press release of conference where administrators over at the Cameron County Sheriff's Dept. - or Omar Lucio himself - announced the disciplinary actions against transportation officers over yet another mistake.
Tha last time it was when a convict escaped from his guard and stole his gun before killing a man in his house in Brownsville in front of his family and stole his car before he ended up getting killed in San Benito by law enforcement.
This time, fortunately, there was no fatality, but sources at Carrizales say that on March 11 transport guards were returning seven inmates to Carrizales from court in Brownsville and took the first five out for reintroduction to the jail and left two young inmates in the van.According to a message from a witness, the van was turned off, no AC on, the doors were locked, and the windows were all up. When prisoners are transported, they already have have belly chain (also known as "waist chain," or "Martin chain") which is a physical restraint worn by prisoners consisting of a chain around the waist, to which the prisoner's hands are chained or cuffed. In Cameron County, the ankles are also connected by means of longer chain.
Well, the transport guys apparently took a longer time than they expected with the five prisoners and forgot about the other two in the hot van. On March 11, the high was 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and in a closed van, it was probably higher.
On of the inmates had an anxiety attack and started going into convulsions, the sources said, and the other started to try to kick out the windows of the van. Were it not for the fact that one of the Carrizales corrections officers went outside to have a cigarette and saw the commotion in the van as the two young inmates struggled to escape the closed vehicle, the developing tragedy might not have been averted.
The result? Both inmates were taken to Valley Regional Hospital where one was treated for extreme anxiety and the other was under observation. Both were eventually returned to Carrizales.
We understand that one of the transport offices was terminated and another given a 10-day suspension. However, there has been no press release or press conference to announce this. Were it not for the guard going outside for a smoke break, what would have happened?