Leon County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection

The Leon County jail, in Centerville, Texas, recently failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). The TCJS notified Leon County Judge Byron Ryder and Sheriff Kevin Ellis in writing of the jail’s non-compliance.

The inspection occurred on or about July 12, 2022. The TCJS inspector found during an investigation of a compliant related to overcrowding, that Leon County had 9 inmates housed in area H which is a multiple occupancy cell which could not exceed 8 inmates. The inspector also found that the Leon County jail housed females in areas E and F in close proximity to male inmates. Finally, the TCJS inspector found, when reviewing a complaint related to overcrowding that Leon County did not meet the 1 to 48 ratio of staff to inmates. Hopefully, the Leon County jail will bring itself into compliance with minimum jail 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.