The location of Hill County Jail is 406 Hall Street in Hillsboro, Texas 76645. The number to contact the jail is (254) 582-3878. Hill County Jail’s inmate capacity is 203. The Hill County Sheriff is in charge of jail operations, and the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) provides and enforces minimum jail standards in the state. Hill County Jail is inspected by TCJS annually, which is standard for all Texas jails. When a jail is found to be non-compliant, it is placed under heightened oversight.

Medical Care for Inmates

The Hill County Sheriff must ensure that the jail provides detainees with required medical care. Each facility must have a written and Commission-approved plan of medical care for inmates. The following are components of medical care inmates have a right to and that jails are required to provide:

• Disabled inmates must have the necessary convalescent and long-term care.
• Jails must have a plan in place to ensure that prompt care is provided for acute and emergency circumstances.
• Sick calls must be scheduled on a regular basis.
• Mental, medical, and dental services must be available to inmates.
• Inmates who are pregnant must be provided with:
  • Gynecological and obstetrical care
  • Mental health care
  • Nutritional requirements
  • Special housing
  • Suitable work assignments
  • Documented use of restraints used during labor, delivery, and recovery.

This and each post on this site is intended to provide information. There is never an intention to make an implication of any kind that an institution, organization, or individual has been engaged in misconduct in any way.

–Guest Contributor