Nueces County Jail is in Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 at 901 Leopard Street. The jail can be contacted at the phone number (361) 887-2300. The inmate capacity at Nueces County Jail is 1,068. The Nueces County Sheriff has the duty of running the jail per requirements established by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). As part of enforcement, TCJS inspects Nueces County Jail annually. When any city or county jail in Texas is discovered to be non-compliant, oversight is increased until the jail passes an inspection.

Restraints

Nueces County Jail staff can use restraints approved by TCJS when an inmate is behaving in a way that places himself or herself at risk or places others in potential danger. Studies show that using restraints can be life-threatening, and many people have died from such distress as restraint asphyxia. Restraint chairs are approved devices, though jurisdictions in various parts of the country have outlawed them because of custodial deaths that have occurred. The following are examples of jail standards related to the use of restraints in Texas city and county jails:

• The least restrictive restraint device must be used to mitigate the situation. When it is feasible, padded or soft restraints should be used.
• Inmates placed in restraints must be observed every quarter-hour, and painstaking documentation must be kept regarding all aspects of an inmate being in restraints.
• Restraints cannot be used as a form of punishment.

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