Willacy County, Texas Jail Fails State Inspection
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) now lists Willacy County Jail in Texas as a Non-Compliant Jail on the TCJS website. Records show that a special jail inspection report issued on March 29, 2023, cited Willacy County Jail for noncompliance. TCJS inspectors found that the Raymondville, Texas, jail violated 1 minimum jail standard.
The address of Willacy County Jail is 1371 Industrial Drive Dr. Raymondville, Texas 78580. Details on alleged noncompliance follow.
RULE §273.5(a)(2), in the chapter on Health Services, is about the Mental Disabilities/Suicide Prevention Plan. Identification. Procedures for intake screening to identify inmates who are known to be or observed to be mentally disabled and/or potentially suicidal and procedures for compliance with Code of Criminal Procedure Article 16.22 and referrals to available mental health officials.
- Upon review of the mental health screenings and magistrate notifications, it was determined that on several occasions more than 12 hours elapsed between the screening and notification as required by CCP 16.22.
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