The address of Dimmit County Jail is 669 Industrial Blvd. in Carrizo Springs, Texas 78834; and the phone number is (830) 876-2218. Dimmit County Jail has an inmate capacity of 95. The responsibilities of the Dimmit County Sheriff include jail operations. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) determines minimum jail standards and provides enforcement. Jail inspections and increasing the oversight of non-compliant jails are the primary methods for enforcing jail standards.

Inmate Supervision

The requirements of all county jails, including Dimmit County Jail, include the appropriate supervision of inmates. It is mandatory for jail facilities to maintain the appropriate number of staff at the facility 24/7. An inadequate number of jailers frequently results in the failure to provide the important face-to-face observations of inmates.

In the general population of inmates, jailers are required to perform an in-person observation of inmates every 60 minutes. Face-to-face observations of inmates are required every 30 minutes at most in areas where mentally ill, potentially suicidal, and assaultive inmates as well as those who have demonstrated bizarre behavior are confined.

Research shows that jails with the worst records for inmates’ safety often neglect personal observations of prisoners because of understaffing.

There was a recent deadline of August 31, 2020, in which all Texas jails were required to install either cameras or electronic sensors capable of recording inmate observations. Since these devices have been installed in Texas, jail inspectors have used the video records to determine whether records of inmate observations are correct.

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