Karnes County Jail is in Karnes City, Texas 78118 at 500 E. Wall Street. The jail can be contacted at the phone number (830) 780-3931. The inmate capacity at Karnes County Jail is 50. The Karnes County Sheriff is in charge of jail operations, which involves the responsibility of complying with jail standards. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) establishes minimum jail standards and inspects Texas facilities each year and follows up with non-compliant jails, holding them accountable to come up to minimum standards.

Restraints

Various types of restraints can be used on inmates, according to rules set out by TCJS, including restraint chairs. There are specific guidelines as to when and how restraints can be used. Documentation is kept with regard to all actions involving restraints, and those records are compared with electronic records during annual jail inspections. The following are examples of the rules related to restraints:

• Restraints can only be used to minimize the threat of injury or harm to inmates and others.
• All types of restraints used in Texas jails must be used in a humane manner, and they must not be used for disciplinary purposes.
• Inmates being held in restraints must be observed every 15 minutes, and these observations must include checking the circulation in the inmate’s extremities.
• For every two hours that an inmate is kept in a restraint, they must receive medical care, which is documented. This care must include exercising the extremities, changing position, being offered liquids and nourishment, offering toilet facilities, and taking vital signs.

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