Facilities · Jail
Potter County Detention Center
Amarillo, Potter County, Texas · capacity 576
Also reported as Potter County Corrections Center; Potter County Jail.
38 deaths are recorded here, from 1974 to 2026; 37 by name.
- undetermined 31
- illness 4
- suicide 1
- overdose 1
- staff force 1
The people
- Ronald Ernest Milles February 19, 2026
- Josiah Devon Johnson September 6, 2024
- Van To Houang July 29, 2024
- Larry Douglas Jr. 2023
- Larry Darrell Douglas March 10, 2022
- David Quannah Brown June 6, 2021
- Larry Douglas Junior 2021
- Billy Ivy Jr. September 16, 2020
- Genaro Rocha August 4, 2019
- Bernard Patt August 29, 2018
- Daniel Luis Martinez May 1, 2018
- Marlene Uvalle Gonzales November 4, 2016
- Domingo Cortinez April 3, 2016
- Michael Dean Williams March 11, 2016
- Joseph Mathor August 15, 2012
- Robert Alex Boatright February 3, 2012
- Michael Lee Dick July 19, 2008
- Marcos Antonio Portillo June 25, 2008
- Christopher David Price March 2, 2008
- George Christopher Lane January 13, 2008
- Randy Lee McSmith March 1, 2007
- Raymond Mayburry January 8, 2007
- Johnny G. Griego May 20, 2004
- Kenneth D. Malone January 9, 2004
- Raymond D. Bingle December 26, 2001
- Ernest Carey Jr. January 29, 1999
- Randy D. Bailey June 13, 1998
- Russell Lee Coleman November 3, 1997
- Timothy G. Harris December 28, 1996
- Shannon T. Taylor November 15, 1996
- Shirley A. Brumley November 12, 1996
- Louis D. Passenau March 16, 1993
- Hazel L. Washington January 9, 1993
- Lum Carey May 30, 1992
- Shelby L. Manuel February 10, 1988
- Curtis Wilson May 4, 1987
- Lonnie D. Watley March 29, 1984
- Name not reported 1974
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.