The Tarrant County sheriff’s office on Thursday announced its second in-custody death of 2025. A 56-year-old inmate died Tuesday while under medical care at John Peter Smith Hospital, according to a Thursday news release. The individual was identified as Kimberly Phillips, according to records from the Tarrant medical examiner’s office.

A second person has died in the Tarrant County Jail this year after spending days in Fort Worth's John Peter Smith Hospital with an unspecified medical issue.

A Tarrant County jail inmate died Wednesday, days after being transported to a hospital, officials say. According to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, the man was arrested by Grand Prairie police on Jan.

Kimberly Phillips, who was identified by the medical examiner’s office, was under medical observation while at the Tarrant County Jail, according to the release. She was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital on Feb. 15 and died three days later “under the direct care of the medical staff,” the release states.

A 56-year-old woman who was in the custody of the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office died Tuesday at a county hospital.

Another inmate has died while in custody of the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office. But in this case, the inmate was at the hospital.