Texas Correctional Officer Dies While Restraining Inmate, Family Wants Answers

The 27-year-old officer died ‘protecting his fellow officers,’ officials said.

The Dolph Briscoe Unit correctional facility in Dilley, Texas, on April 6, 2020. Tom Reel/The San Antonio Express-News via AP

A 27-year-old Texas correctional officer died while helping other officers restrain an inmate at a Houston County facility.

Officer Jovian Motley died on Nov. 13 at the Wainwright Unit in Lovelady, Texas, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) announced on Tuesday. Mr. Motley had joined the agency in October 2022.