Red River County Jail is Cited by TCJS for 3 Alleged Jail Standards Violations
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) released a report on an inspection of Red River County Jail in Clarksville, Texas, on November 13, 2017. TCJS holds Texas jails accountable for failing to comply with minimum jail standards, which are designed to keep prisoners, staff members, and visitors safe.
The following is information about the three alleged violations of jail standards committed at Red River County Jail:
- It is required that all safety equipment in a jail be maintained, tested, and inspected routinely by a qualified person who ensures that the equipment is at all times secure, safe, and fully operative. According to TCJS inspectors, the smoke detector in a particular female separation cell was not functioning properly. The cell was closed until a new smoke detector could be installed. The system worked as it was designed to in other parts of the jail.
- Jail personnel are required to be trained for emergency situations immediately upon employment plus each quarter. The training is to include emergency, fire, evacuation drills, and the location and use of equipment. A review of jail documentation showed that several new jailers did not receiving this required training upon employment. In addition, several other jailers had not received the required training in the past quarter.
- A system of tuberculosis screening of employees, volunteers, and prisoners is required in facilities with a capacity of 100 or more prisoners, and documentation showed that TB testing had not been done on new jailers recently hired.
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