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Recent News About Galveston County Sheriff's Office

• Former parole officer claims termination from TDCJ due to race

  By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau | Monday, Feb 25, 2013 @ 4:11pm

  GALVESTON – A former parole officer is suing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for allegedly terminating her because of her race. 

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• Paralyzed inmate alleges medical neglect resulted in infection, amputation

  By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau | Saturday, Sep 24, 2011 @ 11:28am

  GALVESTON - A paralyzed inmate with Texas Department of Criminal Justice alleges his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act have been violated since he was first incarcerated.

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• Pasadena journalist still pursuing litigation over alleged assault

  By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau | Monday, Apr 25, 2011 @ 9:43am

  GALVESTON � A Pasadena-based Pakistani journalist is asking the Galveston County 10th District Court to substitute service on another Pakistani man he claims assaulted him outside a League City bank.

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• Teen injured in raid sues local law enforcement agencies

  By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau | Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009 @ 5:25am

  Mark Lanier GALVESTON � While Kenneth Ramsey's home was being raided in June, law enforcement officers lobbed a small grenade into the house and unknowingly hit the man's teenage daughter as she slept on the couch.

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• Galveston inmates seek mental anguish damages over lockup durring Hurricane Ike

  By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau | Thursday, May 7, 2009 @ 4:32am

  Galveston Seawall GALVESTON � Alleging the Galveston County Sheriff's Office jeopardized their safety by not evacuating ahead of Hurricane Ike, two Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmates have filed handwritten lawsuits against the former sheriff and others in Galveston County District Court.

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