The address of Chambers County Jail is 201 North Court Street in Anahuac Texas 77514; and the phone number is (409) 267-8335. The inmate capacity at Chambers County Jail is 148. The jail is run by the Chambers County Sheriff. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) provides and enforces minimum jail standards for jails in Texas.

Inmate Supervision

The safety of inmates at  Chambers County Jail as well as all jails in Texas is largely determined by supervision and the jail being staffed with an appropriate number of deputies. Although it is a requirement for every facility to have the appropriate number of jailers around the clock, a common problem in jails is understaffing. Face-to-face observation of inmates in the general population must be, at most, every 60 minutes.

Ensuring the safety of mentally disabled and potentially suicidal inmates is a challenge for many counties in Texas because understaffing is a widespread problem. The face-to-face observations of these at-risk inmates are required every 30 minutes, at most.

August 31, 2020, is a recent deadline by which electronic sensors or cameras able to record the mandatory face-to-face inmate observations had to be installed wherever high-risk inmates are kept in county jails. Closed-circuit television is allowed, though watching inmates on a screen cannot serve to replace the required face-to-face observations.

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