Menard County Jail is in Menard, Texas 76859 at 205 Tipton Street. The jail can be contacted at the phone number (325) 396-2487. The inmate capacity at Menard County Jail is 8. Jail operations are among the responsibilities of the Menard County Sheriff. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has the duty of establishing the minimum jail standards for Texas jails and enforcing them. Annual jail inspections and follow-up visits to non-compliant jails are the primary methods of enforcement.

Restraint Chairs

TCJS allows jails to use various types of restraints on inmates at risk for self-harm or for injuring others. Among the restraints used, restraint chairs are arguably the most controversial. Jurisdictions in various parts of the US have outlawed the use of restraint chairs because custodial deaths have been associated with the restraint device.

The following are among the requirements for using restraint chairs:

• Whenever a restraint chair is used, it must qualify as the least restrictive type of restraint device required for that particular situation.
• In all instances, only medical professionals and supervisory staff at the jails are qualified to approve the use of a restraint chair.
• As with the use of any restraint device, care must be taken to ensure that if the inmate has certain physical ailments or disabilities, the restraint chair must not worsen those physical issues.

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