Fannin County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

The Fannin County, Texas jail was found to be non-compliant by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”) as a result of an inspection occurring January 8-9, 2020.  The jail was apparently being run by LaSalle corrections.

The TCJS determined that the Fannin County jail violated Section 273.4(b) of regulations governing Texas jails.  Specifically, that regulation requires that the jail keep separate health records for each inmate which reflect all subsequent findings, diagnosis, treatment, disposition, special housing or assignments, medical isolation, distribution of medications, and the names of any institutions to which the inmate’s health record has been released.  The TCJS inspector determined that medical staff were not properly documenting the dispensing of prescription medications. 

The TCJS inspector also noted that preventative maintenance had not occurred in the jail.  Hopefully, Fannin County jail will promptly correct these issues and thereby remove itself from the non-compliant Texas jail list.

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.