On the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website, Llano County Jail in Texas has been listed as a Non-Compliant Jail due to a failure to meet minimum jail standards, per a December 19, 2022, jail inspection report.

TCJS Complaints Inspector Richard Morgan has cited Llano County Jail for three alleged violations of minimum jail standards. The address of Llano County Jail is 2001 TX-16 A, Llano, TX 78643.

TCJS cited Llano County Jail for non-compliance with RULE §259.157-Remote Controls, which is in a subchapter entitled New Maximum-Security Design, Construction, and Furnishing Requirements. The jail is also allegedly noncompliant with §275.1-Regular Observation by Jailers under a chapter titled Supervision of Inmates. The third standard the jail was cited for is §271.1(f)- Objective Classification Plan in a chapter titled Classification and Separation of Inmates.

§259.157-Remote Controls

Doors to dormitories, day rooms, multiple occupancy cells, and single cells must be capable of being locked and unlocked individually by control means located remote from the cell area, and all remote door controls shall be secure.

• Complaint Case ID: 30579 was investigated, and it was found that the remote control doors of Llano County Jail are inoperable. Per the vendor, the doors are not expected to be repaired and operable for three months.

§275.1-Regular Observation by Jailers

At all times, two-way voice communication capability is required between inmates on the one hand and bailiffs, licensed peace officers, staff, and jailers on the other. Closed-circuit television is allowable but cannot take the place of personal observations.

• In the investigation of Complaint Case ID: 30579, the intercom system at Llano County Jail was found to be inoperable and, per the vendor, is not expected to be repaired and operable for at least three months.

§271.1(f)- Objective Classification Plan

Per this minimum jail standard, female inmates must be separated by sight and sound from male inmates. Males and females may participate in program and work activities simultaneously when under direct visual and proximate supervision.

• It was also discovered during the investigation of Complaint Case ID: 30579 that a female and male inmate were permitted to have in-person visits with no direct visual and proximate supervision. These visits were intended to improve inmate behavior and not as participation in program or work activities.