Robertson County Jail Violates a Rule About Inmate Medications
After a July 2, 2025, inspection of Robertson County Jail, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) added the jail to the TCJS noncompliance page on their website. They also issued a noncompliance notice to the Franklin, Texas jail on July 7, 2025. A TCJS inspector found Robertson County Jail in violation of two minimum jail standards. The following are notes made by the inspector about the two violations:
- Custody reassessments are due every 30 to 90 days after initial classification. Reviewing documentation, it was found that two inmates had been there for more than a year and had never had required reassessments since the one made at booking.
- Medication administration records (MARS) were not being properly documented by staff to indicate whether medication was being administered or refused.
Robertson County Jail is located at 1006 W Hwy 79, Franklin, TX 77856. The jail’s bed capacity is 53.
Robertson County Jail Fails 1 Crucial Standard 5 Times
Custodial death reports (CDRs) currently go back as far as 2011 on the public website. Robertson County Jail currently has no custodial deaths on record, but it seems as though that record has been somewhat at risk. The Franklin jail has repeatedly violated rules that protect inmates from violence and the grave threat of suicide. Four times in 2018 and once in 2024, it was discovered by TCJS inspectors that the Robertson County Jail did not provide the supervision of inmates as required.
The following are the inspector’s notes for those 5 violations at Robertson County Jail: 2 in a jail inspection report on June 26, 2018; 2 in an October 26, 2018, report; and 1 in a July 26, 2024, jail inspection report, respectively:
- Observation logs were reviewed, and it was discovered that jailers are not conducting face-to-face observations of inmates according to minimum standards. The staff utilizes an observation log indicating that every jail check must be conducted within 30 minutes and printed on the log. Jailers are exceeding the half-hour time limit by 12 to 29 minutes.
- The jail could produce no documentation related to the supervision of inmates in detox and holding cells reflecting that face-to-face observations are being conducted no later than every 30 minutes.
- Observation logs and video indicated that jail staff are exceeding the 60-minute observations by 4 minutes to 104 minutes.
- Video and observation logs were reviewed, and it was determined that jail staff are exceeding the 30-minute face-to-face observations required by minimum standards for inmates held in detoxification cells or holding cells.
- The inspector found that the staff exceeded 30-minute face-to-face observations by 1 to 23 minutes.
Supportive Legal Guidance for Jail Neglect and Medical Abuse Cases
If your loved one died while in jail and you believe neglect, abuse, or a lack of medical care played a role, it’s crucial to take timely legal action. At the Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., we are dedicated to representing families impacted by in-custody deaths resulting from jail negligence or mistreatment.
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