The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has recently listed Montgomery County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website. A Notice of Non-Compliance was issued on June 26, 2023. It specifies the minimum jail standard the jail was cited for in a special jail inspection report issued on June 19, 2023. A TCJS inspector alleges that the Conroe, Texas, jail violated 1 minimum jail standard.

The address of Montgomery County Jail is 1 Criminal Justice Dr, Conroe, TX 77301. The jail has a housing capacity of 1,155 inmates. Details on alleged noncompliance follow.

Rule §275.1 – Regular Observation by Jailers

Montgomery County Jail has been cited for violating Rule §275.1, which states:

• Every facility shall have the appropriate number of jailers at the facility 24 hours each day. Facilities shall have an established procedure for documented, face-to-face observation of all inmates by jailers no less than once every 60 minutes. Observation shall be performed at least every 30 minutes in areas where inmates known to be assaultive, potentially suicidal, mentally ill, or who have demonstrated bizarre behavior are confined.

The following is the message about noncompliance of Montgomery County Jail:

• Montgomery County Jail administration self-reported that during an internal investigation of a death in custody, it was determined that face-to-face observations did not occur due to the inmate obstructing the view of the jailer by placing a sheet over the cell door. While jailers made rounds within the mandated timeframe, the jailers did not view the inmate face-to-face as required by minimum jail standards.

This special jail inspection was instigated by a custodial death at Montgomery County Jail. See more details here.