https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/ Criminals Behind The Badge — every article, newest first. A live evidentiary record. en-us Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:08:12 +0000 https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/29/voting-rights-and-representation/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/29/voting-rights-and-representation/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Representation is the front end of accountability, and it is almost always reported as something other than criminal justice. A district boundary decides which constituency a repre https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/29/texas-and-county-level-litigation/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/29/texas-and-county-level-litigation/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Texas and county-level litigation, October 2026: what the courts are actually doing to police accountability Texas has produced several significant developments in police accountab https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/29/prison-and-jail-conditions/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/29/prison-and-jail-conditions/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 **When the Feds Sue the Prison, the Story Is What Happens Next** Prison and jail conditions cases have a way of arriving in the news in fragments — a headline about a ruling, a set https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/29/body-camera-policy/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/29/body-camera-policy/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 # Body Cameras Were Sold as Accountability. The Fight Now Is Over Who Controls the Footage. Body-worn cameras were never the accountability mechanism. They were a recording device. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/what-a-verdict-actually-changes/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/what-a-verdict-actually-changes/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 What a verdict actually changes https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/voting-rights-and-representation/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/voting-rights-and-representation/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Voting rights and representation https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/texas-and-county-level-litigation/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/texas-and-county-level-litigation/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Texas and County-Level Litigation: What the Fall 2026 Docket Tells Us For reporters covering police accountability in Texas, the past several weeks have produced a cluster of count https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/surveillance-and-warrants/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/surveillance-and-warrants/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 On June 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that law enforcement's use of a https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/section-1983-and-municipal-liability/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/section-1983-and-municipal-liability/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Section 1983 and municipal liability https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/prison-and-jail-conditions/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/prison-and-jail-conditions/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Prison and jail conditions https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/police-unions-and-accountability-agreeme/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/police-unions-and-accountability-agreeme/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Police union contracts are where police conduct rules are actually written, and they are negotiated in rooms most members of the public never enter. When those rules are contested, https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/excessive-force-litigation/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/excessive-force-litigation/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Excessive force litigation https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/court-decisions-in-the-news-this-week/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/28/court-decisions-in-the-news-this-week/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Court decisions in the news this week https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/voting-rights-and-representation/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/voting-rights-and-representation/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 The Supreme Court returns Washington State's legislative map to the Court of Appeals, leaving the question of who speaks for a community open once again. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/texas-and-county-level-litigation/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/texas-and-county-level-litigation/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Federal Section 1983 filings in Texas continue to arrive in volume, and each docket opens a small window into how authority justifies itself. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/section-1983-and-municipal-liability/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/section-1983-and-municipal-liability/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 The doctrine, not the verdict, decides whether a city pays. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/prison-and-jail-conditions/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/prison-and-jail-conditions/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 In one state, a federal appeals court found the mental-health care constitutionally inadequate; in another, a state paid forty-nine million dollars to close a question rather than answer it. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/excessive-force-litigation/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/excessive-force-litigation/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 From open-court hearings to out-of-court settlements, one federal statute carried a cross-section of police use-of-force claims through the nation's courts https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/court-decisions-in-the-news-this-week/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/court-decisions-in-the-news-this-week/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A federal ruling on voter data, two cases handed back down, and a new civil rights complaint all point in one direction: the argument over who gets to decide. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/body-camera-policy/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/10/10/body-camera-policy/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Who decides what a system is allowed to remember — and who is permitted to check. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/26/qualified-immunity-failure-williamson-county-jail-medical-misconduct/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/26/qualified-immunity-failure-williamson-county-jail-medical-misconduct/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Qualified Immunity Jail Failure in Williamson County Comprehensive Evidentiary and Legal Analysis Williamson County Jail – Georgetown, Texas Prepared by LeRoy Nellis (2019–Present) Qualified immunity https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/26/closed-loop-information-flow-in-detention-explained/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/26/closed-loop-information-flow-in-detention-explained/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 LeRoy Nellis's federal FOIA request seeks DEA registration, prescribing and investigation records for Williamson County Jail. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/26/closed-loop-detention-information-flow/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/26/closed-loop-detention-information-flow/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 The agency that regulates Texas jails closed complaint #43888 against the Williamson County Jail by reviewing the records the jail itself supplied. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/25/doj-denaturalization-push-citizenship-revocation-2026/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/25/doj-denaturalization-push-citizenship-revocation-2026/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 LeRoy Nellis filed a federal FOIA request for DEA records on controlled substances inside Williamson County Jail. Read the full request. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/23/williamson-county-cyber-intrusion-complaint-filed-with-fbi/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/23/williamson-county-cyber-intrusion-complaint-filed-with-fbi/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Digital Tampering and Cyber Intrusion: Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Complaint Digital tampering and cyber intrusion involving the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office form the basis of this formal https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/23/jail-medical-abuse-williamson-county-systemic-failure-exposed/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/23/jail-medical-abuse-williamson-county-systemic-failure-exposed/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Jail Medical Abuse: Williamson County Systemic Failure Jail medical abuse inside Williamson County Jail is not an isolated failure. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/23/digital-account-interference/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/23/digital-account-interference/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Digital Account Interference: A Seven-Year Record Digital account interference has affected my personal, professional, and legal communications for over seven years. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/22/tcjs-public-information-request/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/22/tcjs-public-information-request/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Jail Medical Abuse and Records Suppression: Williamson County Evidence Record Jail medical abuse and associated records suppression within Williamson County Jail form the basis of this evidentiary rec https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/21/texas-public-information-request-williamson-county-jail/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/21/texas-public-information-request-williamson-county-jail/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 UPDATED RECORD — April 19, 2026 This public information request Williamson County jail record documents a formal Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) submission and agency acknowledgment regarding reco https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/21/systemic-failure-williamson-county/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/21/systemic-failure-williamson-county/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Systemic Medical Abuse in Williamson County Jail Jail medical abuse inside Williamson County Jail reflects a systemic failure where healthcare was treated as optional rather than essential. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/20/texas-medical-board-complaint-unlicensed-practice/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/20/texas-medical-board-complaint-unlicensed-practice/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A federal records request seeks DEA files on controlled substances, prescribing authority and oversight inside Williamson County Jail. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/20/suicide-watch-abuse-williamson-county/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/20/suicide-watch-abuse-williamson-county/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Record Context and Status This suicide watch abuse Williamson County record establishes a documented media outreach attempt. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/20/property-dispute-assets-record-missing-assets-timeline/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/20/property-dispute-assets-record-missing-assets-timeline/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Criminals Behind The Badge preserves LeRoy Nellis's federal FOIA request for DEA controlled substance records at Williamson County Jail. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/20/official-document-record/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/20/official-document-record/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A preserved public record: LeRoy Nellis's federal FOIA request for DEA registration, prescribing, and oversight records tied to Williamson County Jail. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/universal-basic-income-ubi-how-it-works-funded-protected/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/universal-basic-income-ubi-how-it-works-funded-protected/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A preserved FOIA request seeking DEA records on controlled substance registration, prescribing and oversight at Williamson County Jail. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/texas-medical-board-complaint-record/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/texas-medical-board-complaint-record/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A Freedom of Information Act request presses the DEA for registration and prescribing records tied to a Texas county jail's medical staff. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/texas-attorney-general-response-power-of-attorney-complaint/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/texas-attorney-general-response-power-of-attorney-complaint/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Stay Informed Get updates on investigations, records, and ongoing filings. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/texas-attorney-general-complaint-follow-up-cgs-460065/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/texas-attorney-general-complaint-follow-up-cgs-460065/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Stay Informed Get updates on investigations, records, and ongoing filings. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/systemic-abuse-williamson-county/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/systemic-abuse-williamson-county/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Stay Informed Get updates on investigations, records, and ongoing filings. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/systemic-abuse-williamson-county-civil-rights-appeal/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/systemic-abuse-williamson-county-civil-rights-appeal/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Contact Information LeRoy Nellis Phone: 512.450.1533 Email: LeRoyNellis@duck.com This appeal is directed toward legal advocates, civil rights organizations, investigative journalists, and policymakers https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/revocation-power-of-attorney-record/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/revocation-power-of-attorney-record/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Inside LeRoy Nellis's federal FOIA request for DEA registration, prescribing and investigation records tied to Williamson County Jail care. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/property-dispute-appliances-assets-record/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/property-dispute-appliances-assets-record/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A formal FOIA request seeks DEA registration, prescribing, and investigation records tied to controlled substances inside Williamson County Jail. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/jobs-that-will-disappear-next-10-years/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/jobs-that-will-disappear-next-10-years/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A federal records demand seeks DEA registration, prescribing and oversight files tied to controlled substances inside Williamson County Jail. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/jail-informant-coercion/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/19/jail-informant-coercion/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A Freedom of Information Act filing asks the Drug Enforcement Administration to open its books on controlled substances inside the Williamson County Jail. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/18/securus-patents-surveillance-system/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/18/securus-patents-surveillance-system/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A formal Freedom of Information Act request asks the Drug Enforcement Administration for every record of controlled-substance activity tied to two named Texas physicians at Williamson County Jail. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/17/jail-medical-neglect-allegations/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/17/jail-medical-neglect-allegations/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Jail Medical Neglect Allegations: Williamson County by LeRoy Nellis Jail medical neglect allegations in Williamson County raise serious concerns about detainee safety, medical oversight, and accountab https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/15/regenerative-systems-loopwired-repair/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/15/regenerative-systems-loopwired-repair/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A public-records request to the Drug Enforcement Administration asks for the complete paper trail on controlled substances inside the Williamson County Jail. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/10/ncic-jail-communication-system-failures/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/10/ncic-jail-communication-system-failures/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 The mandatory jail communication system carries a repeatable pattern of billing discrepancies, missing records, and restricted access that leaves its users unable to audit their own money and messages. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/09/timeline-of-systemic-warfare/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/09/timeline-of-systemic-warfare/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A structured and chronological record of detention conditions, surveillance environments, and procedural patterns, preserved as an evidentiary record for independent review. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/08/why-jail-video-footage-is-often-withheld-after-inmate-deaths/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/08/why-jail-video-footage-is-often-withheld-after-inmate-deaths/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Cameras record nearly every corner of a modern jail, yet families, attorneys, and the public are routinely told the footage cannot be released. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/08/intergovernmental-personnel-agreement-structure-authority/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/08/intergovernmental-personnel-agreement-structure-authority/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 The federal mechanism that moves personnel across agencies and outside government is defined by statute, but its day-to-day operation is defined by the agreement itself. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/07/williamson-county-timeline-evidence-jail-abuse/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/07/williamson-county-timeline-evidence-jail-abuse/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A documented timeline in Williamson County describes detention conditions and medical failures that oversight reports did not catch. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/07/williamson-county-swat-escalation/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/07/williamson-county-swat-escalation/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A reported threat in Jarrell moved from a call to a SWAT deployment, a custody booking, and a public record that remains searchable long after the arrest. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/07/williamson-county-jail-records-request-violations/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/07/williamson-county-jail-records-request-violations/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A fourth formal filing under Texas Government Code Chapter 552 gives Williamson County written notice that its statutory deadlines have passed. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/07/williamson-county-jail-medical-system-failure/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/07/williamson-county-jail-medical-system-failure/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 The record pairs a documented detention timeline with a formal complaint, alleging delayed care and part-time medical staffing that stand in contrast to inspection findings of compliance. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/07/public-records-active-investigation-loophole/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/07/public-records-active-investigation-loophole/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 When a jail or a law-enforcement agency withholds records, the explanation is often the same — and its effect can stretch on indefinitely. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/06/williamson-county-sheriffs-office-interference/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/06/williamson-county-sheriffs-office-interference/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 The record points to one office and one mechanism: pressure inside the jail, and interference with publication outside it. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/06/williamson-county-sheriffs-detention-medical-abuse/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/06/williamson-county-sheriffs-detention-medical-abuse/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 A pretrial detainee spent 336 days in solitary confinement while medication was withheld, insulin was forced, and emergency care was blocked — and the record shows the pattern was structure, not accident. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/06/pretrial-phone-harassment/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/06/pretrial-phone-harassment/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Automated calling systems now apply remote pressure to people who have not been convicted of any crime — and the pattern is being logged and documented. https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/06/llaw-enforcement-2fa-bypass-access/ https://criminalsbehindthebadge.com/2026/04/06/llaw-enforcement-2fa-bypass-access/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Accounts protected by 100-character passwords and time-based two-factor authentication rotating every 30 seconds were accessed, altered, and deleted — and the record asks one question: who holds access that does not require authentication?