Bexar County Jail Fails TCJS Inspection

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards, on May 8, 2019, inspected the Bexar County jail. The Bexar County jail failed the inspection. The TCJS inspector cited the jail because it did not comply with Section 275 of Texas minimum jail standards. After the inspector reviewed documentation provided by jail administration, the inspector determined that San Antonio jail staff exceeded the required 60-minute face-to-face observations by as much as two hours.

Failure to properly observe inmates is a serious jail standard violation. Many inmates are at risk of significant injuries and/or death, depending on housing assignments, medical history, and mental health history. The Bexar County jail seems to continue to struggle to bring itself within bare minimum Texas jail standards. Hopefully, Bexar County will take seriously the TCJS’s latest inspection report.

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.