The address of Castro County Jail is 100 East Bedford Room 113 in Dimmitt, Texas 79027; and the phone number is (806) 647-3311. The inmate capacity at Castro County Jail is 67. The Castro County Sheriff has the responsibility of running the county jail. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) develops and enforces minimum jail standards for city and county Texas jails.

Health Services Plan

Castro County Jail, like all county jails in Texas, must provide inmates with health services. Each jail must also have a health services plan that is approved by TCJS, and it must cover medical, dental, and mental health services. The following are examples of what must be included in the plan:

• Procedures must be in place for prompt and efficient medical care for emergency situations and acute health threats.
• Convalescent and long-term care must be established for disabled inmates.
• Plans must be made for handling scheduled sick calls on a regular basis.
• Pregnant inmates must be provided with gynecological and obstetrical care as well as special housing, appropriate work assignments, nutritional needs, and mental health care.
• Prescriptions must be distributed by an appropriate person designated by the jail operator or Sheriff. Prescription medications must be administered to inmates in accordance with the physician’s written instructions.

The purpose of this post is to provide information. There is no intent on this or any other posts on this site to imply that misconduct of any kind has occurred on the part of any institution or individual.

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