Midland County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has recently listed Midland County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website. A Notice of Non-Compliance was issued on October 11, 2023. It specifies the minimum jail standard the jail was cited for in a jail inspection report issued on October 9-10, 2023. TCJS inspectors allege that the Midland, Texas, jail violated 1 minimum jail standard.
The address of Midland County Jail is 400 S Main St, Midland, TX 79701. The jail has a housing capacity of 500 inmates. Details on alleged noncompliance follow.
Rule §285.1-Physical Exercise
Midland County Jail has been cited for violating Rule §285.1-Physical Exercise, which is in the chapter on Recreation and Exercise. Each facility shall have and implement a written plan, approved by the Commission, for inmate physical exercise and physical recreation. Documentation of physical exercise and physical recreation shall be maintained for Commission review. Each inmate shall be allowed one hour of supervised physical exercise or physical recreation at least three days per week.
- Staff could not provide logs indicating 3 days of recreation or physical activity per week was offered, as required.
Midland County Jail received another notice of non-compliance on April 3, 2023, regarding a jail inspection report issued on March 28, 2023. The jail was cited for failing to provide 15 jailers with training for emergency situations. One other violation was regarding restraints. Allegedly, Midland County Jail placed inmates in a restraint chair on 38 occasions where no 15-minute face-to-face observations were documented.
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