Denton County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) currently lists Denton County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website. A Notice of Non-Compliance was issued on August 28, 2023. It specifies the minimum jail standard the jail was cited for in a jail inspection report also issued on August 28, 2023. TCJS inspectors allege that the Denton, Texas, jail violated 1 minimum jail standard.
The address of Denton County Jail is 127 N Woodrow Ln # 300, Denton, TX 76205. The jail has a 1,400-bed capacity. Details on alleged noncompliance follow.
Rule §275.1-Regular Observations by Jailers
Denton County Jail was found to be non-compliant with the following rule in the chapter on the supervision of detainees. Rule §275.1-Regular Observations by Jailers states that every facility shall have the appropriate number of jailers at the facility 24 hours each day. Facilities shall have an established procedure for documented, face-to-face observation of all inmates by jailers no less than once every 60 minutes. Observation shall be performed at least every 30 minutes in areas where inmates known to be assaultive, potentially suicidal, mentally ill, or who have demonstrated bizarre behavior are confined.
- A review of documentation and video received after a custodial death revealed that while jailers made observation rounds, the jailers did not view the inmate face-to-face as required by minimum jail standards.
Following an inspection conducted from March 8 through 10, 2022, Denton County Jail was cited for 5 violations of minimum jail standards. The rule listed above was also an area of noncompliance last year. Typically, actions to be completed on rule violations are due upon receipt of the latest notice.
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