Robertson County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection
Danger on the street. Blue flasher on the police car at night.
The Robertson County jail, in Franklin, Texas, failed a Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”) inspection on June 3, 2021. The Robertson County jail is now non-compliant pursuant to TCJS standards.
The inspector cited a jail standard requiring documented observations of inmates every 15 minutes, at a minimum, for those inmates placed into a restraint chair. The inspector determined that observations of two inmates placed in a restraint chair were not documented. These are serious violations, as inmate safety is at risk for those inmates who are not observed properly, including assessment of security of restraints and circulation of extremities. This could lead to serious injury if not remedied.
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.
Dean Malone