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Erath County Jail Fails Inspection

Prison guard esicort inmate throught corridor in jail corridor for booking after arrest.

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”) recently determined that the Erath County jail, in Stephenville, Texas, is non-compliant with minimum standards. This determination occurred as a result of an April 12, 2021 inspection by the TCJS. The TCJS inspector noted that the fire facility panel was showing trouble in the system. This trouble had related to a broken pipe in the facility sprinkler system that occurred in February 2021. As of April 12, 2021, the Erath County jail had not initiated repairs.

Written By: author image Dean Malone
author image 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.