Nacogdoches County, Texas Jail Fails Inspection

The Nacogdoches County jail, in Nacogdoches, Texas, has once again failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). The TCJS Inspector inspected the jail on January 15, 2022.

The TCJS Inspector determined, when reviewing documentation at the Nacogdoches County jail, that the jail exceeded its rated housing capacity on several days in January 2022. There’s no excuse for exceeding the rated housing capacity, as county jails frequently reach agreements with other jails for housing inmates in the event of a capacity issue. If a jail is over capacity, in addition to clearly violating Texas minimum standards, it can lead to injury and or death. It is important to have a sufficient number of jailers, and the physical space necessary to observe and care for inmates. The United States Constitution guarantees the right of inmates to, among other things, food, medical care, and mental health care.

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.