Archer County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

The Archer County jail, in Archer, Texas, recently failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”). The inspection occurred on March 15, 2021.

The Archer County jail allegedly violated two minimum standards. First, the TCJS inspector noted, when reviewing documentation, that custody reassessments were not conducted after a disciplinary action. The standard requires custody reassessments to be conducted within 30 to 90 days after the initial custody assessment and immediately upon any disciplinary action.

Second, the inspector found that Archer County jail classification staff had not completed the required four hours of classification training. Classifying inmates correctly is critical, as improperly classifying and housing an inmate could result in serious injury or death. Hopefully, the Archer County jail will bring itself into compliance with TCJS standards and assure proper training of all of it’s jail employees.

Written By: Dean Malone

Dean Malone

Dean Malone is the founder of Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a jail neglect civil rights law firm. Mr. Malone earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA, and from Baylor University School of Law with a general civil litigation concentration. Mr. Malone served in several staff positions for the Baylor Law Review, including executive editor. Mr. Malone is an experienced trial lawyer, trying a number of cases to jury verdict and also handling arbitrations through final hearing. He heads the jail neglect section of his law firm, in which lawyers litigate cases involving serious injury and death resulting from jail neglect and abuse. Lawyers frequently refer cases to Mr. Malone due to his focus on this very complicated civil rights practice area.