Janell Johnson was removed from the Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting during public comment following an update on the latest in-custody jail death.
The demand comes one day after the county's jail chief retired amid controversy. Three inmates have died while in custody at Tarrant County Jail since April.
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The jail’s annual mortality rate exceeded the national average in each of the last four years – though there’s been a steady decline since the pandemic.