El Paso County Jail in Texas is now listed as a Non-Compliant Jail on the Texas Commission on Jail Inspection’s (TCJS’s) website. A Notice of Non-Compliance was sent to El Paso County Jail on May 23, 2023, regarding the special jail inspection conducted on May 16, 2023. El Paso County Jail was cited for noncompliance with 1 minimum jail standard.

RULE §273.2(3) Health Services Plan

In the chapter about Health Services, El Paso County Jail has been cited for noncompliance with Rule §273.2(3) Health Services Plan. Each facility shall have and implement a written plan, approved by the Commission, for inmate medical, mental, and dental services. The plan shall provide procedures for efficient and prompt care for acute and emergency situations.

• Video and documentation reviewed for a custodial death revealed that jailers failed to notify medical of the need for possible acute and emergency care of inmate Vincent Leyva.

The address of the El Paso County Jail Annex is 12501 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX 79938. The El Paso County Jail Annex has a 1,450-bed capacity.

El Paso County Jail is Cited for Noncompliance in Special Jail Inspection Reports After Custodial Deaths in 2017

In 2017, at least two special inspection reports reveal that El Paso County Jail was noncompliant with rules that may have been crucial for the survival of two inmates. One inmate whose medical cause of death was peritonitis due to ruptured bowel was not checked on during required 30-minute observations by as few as 2 minutes and as many as 11 hours and 7 minutes. Observation records show that the other inmate committed suicide during a time when he was not seen face-to-face by jailers for almost two hours.