A woman has died at the Tarrant County Jail this weekend \u2014 marking the 6th death at the county jail this year. <\/p>\n
Gemma Leigh Swingle, 36, died at the county jail Saturday at 2:19 a.m., according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s website. Her cause and manner of death were pending as of Sunday.<\/p>\n
KERA News reached out to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office and will update this story with any response.<\/p>\n
Swingle was booked into Tarrant County Jail Aug. 25 on a prostitution charge, court records show. <\/p>\n
The Haltom City Police Department is investigating her death, according to the medical examiner’s website.<\/p>\n
There’s been more than 80 jail deaths since 2017 when Sheriff Bill Waybourn took office.<\/p>\n
The county jail and sheriff’s office have faced increased scrutiny over jail deaths this year, demanding more accountability <\/a>and details surrounding other deaths this year. <\/p>\n This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/p>\n Penelope Rivera is KERA’s Tarrant County Accountability Reporter. Email Penelope at\u00a0privera@kera.org<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0erivas@kera.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n