(Continuation of) 4 Texas County Jails are Recently Cited for Noncompliance with §273.6(3)

Van Zandt County Jail is located at 1220 W Dallas St, Canton, TX 75103. The jail was cited for alleged noncompliance with two minimum jail standards of operation per a January 25, 2021, jail inspection report. Included is a failure to meet requirements in §273.6(3).

• An inspector with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) reviewed the Van Zandt County Jail restraint chair logs, and it indicated that on multiple occasions the 15-minute observation requirement was exceeded by 1 to 17 minutes.

Uvalde County Jail is in Uvalde, Texas, 78801, at 339 King Fisher Lane. In a December 16, 2020, jail inspection report, a TCJS inspector cites the jail for noncompliance with four minimum jail standards, including §273.6(3).

• Documentation revealed that 15-minute observations of inmates in the restraint chair were not conducted as required.

There are times when jail inspection reports reveal information suggesting that medical neglect may have existed during a time when a custodial death occurred. In the next installment, learn about a March 2022 report about Denton County Jail that directly makes such a correlation.

Learn more in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, and this continuing series.

This and all posts on this site are intended as resources to benefit inmates now or previously detained in a municipal or county jail in Texas. On this website, implicating people or organizations involved in misdeeds is never intended.

–Guest Contributor