Kaufman County Jail is in Kaufman, Texas 75142 at 1900 E US-175. The jail can be contacted at the phone number (972) 932-4337. The inmate capacity at Kaufman County Jail is 531. The duties of the Kaufman County Sheriff include jail operations, which involve ensuring compliance with jail standards. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) determines minimum jail standards and visits Texas facilities annually to conduct jail inspections.  Enforcement measures include following up with non-compliant jails until the facility meets minimum jail standards.

Restraints

As needed to prevent injury to an inmate or others, restraints can be used in Texas jails, including at Kaufman County Jail. TCJS provides the requirements for restraints. All actions with regard to restraints must be documented, and those records are reviewed during annual jail inspections. The following are among the minimum jail standards associated with the use of restraints:

• Restraints can only be used for the purposes indicated by TCJS and never as a form of discipline.
• For every two hours that an inmate is held in restraints, medical care must be given. The care includes taking vital signs, offering toilet facilities, providing liquids and nourishment, and exercising extremities.
• Restraints must be removed from a detainee at the earliest time possible in which the inmate is no longer exhibiting behavior that necessitates restraint. At no time shall an inmate ever be kept in restraints for longer than 24 hours.

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