Hudspeth County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection
The Hudspeth County Jail, in Sierra Blanca, Texas, recently failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). The TCJS’s inspection occurred on January 19th, 2022.
The TCJS found at least two minimum jail standards violations. First, the TCJS inspector determined that intercoms in two tanks, and the holding cell, did not work as designed. There was no two-way voice communication in those areas. Moreover, while walking through the jail, the TCJS inspector determined that maintenance and sanitation in the jail did not meet acceptable levels of cleanliness and sanitation required by minimum jail standards. Hopefully, the Hudspeth County Jail will bring itself into compliance with TCJS minimum standards.
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.