Gregg County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection
Gregg County Jail is among the non-compliant jails currently listed on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. In a January 9, 2024, notice of noncompliance, Gregg County Jail was advised of the results of a jail inspection conducted that day. The Longview, Texas, jail has been cited for the alleged violation of one minimum jail standard. The address of Gregg County Jail is 101 W Whaley St, Longview, TX 75601. The jail can house up to 883 detainees.
Rule §273.2 (7) – Health Services
Gregg County Jail has been cited for allegedly failing to comply with Rule §273.2 (7) – Health Services Plan, which is in the chapter on Health Services. The rule requires that Texas jails provide procedures for the distribution of prescriptions in accordance with written instructions from a physician by an appropriate person designated by the sheriff/operator.
- After a custodial death at Gregg County Jail, officials in Gregg County self-reported the medicating nurse failed to provide the inmate with his prescribed medications during the morning medication pass and documented a medication refusal without interacting with or speaking to the inmate.
Gregg County Jail was cited for the same rule named above after an inspection that took place from August 29-31. The TCJS inspector’s note said that medication administration records were reviewed, and it was discovered that the records failed to show that the medications are distributed in accordance with written instructions from a physician.
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