A jail inspection report was issued on March 28, 2023, citing the Midland County Jail for failure to comply with minimum jail standards. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) now lists Midland County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website. TCJS inspectors found that the Midland, Texas, jail failed to meet 2 minimum jail standards.

The address of Midland County Jail is 400 S Main St, Midland, TX 79701. Details on alleged noncompliance follow.

RULE §263.41 is in the chapter about Life Safety Rules, and section 41 is about Training and Drills. Training of staff for emergency situations shall be provided immediately upon employment and no less than each calendar quarter for all jail personnel to include fire, emergency, evacuation drills, and location and use of equipment.

• A review of Midland County Jail records found that 15 jailers failed to receive training during the 1^st and 2^nd quarter of CY2022.

RULE §273.6(3), in the chapter on Health Services, is about Restraints. Inmates exhibiting behavior indicating that they are a danger to themselves or others shall be managed in such a way as to minimize the threat of injury or harm. If restraints are determined to be necessary, they shall be used in a humane manner, only for the prevention of injury, and not as a punitive measure. A documented observation of the inmate shall be conducted every 15 minutes, at a minimum. The observations should include an assessment of the security of the restraints and the circulation to the extremities.

• Restraint chair documentation was reviewed, and it revealed that inmates were placed in restraint systems on 38 occasions where no 15-minute face to face observations were documented.