Parker County Jail is in Weatherford, Texas 76086 at 612 Jameson St. The jail can be contacted at the phone number (817) 594-4208. The inmate capacity at Parker County Jail is 461. The Parker County Sheriff has the duty of running the jail in compliance with minimum jail standards formed by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). During annual jail inspections conducted by TCJS inspectors, records are scrutinized for any evidence of non-compliance. If there are any issues in which minimum jail standards are not being met, a special jail inspection is scheduled and the jail can receive assistance from TCJS in order to meet requirements.

Restraints

Parker County Jail, like all city and county Texas jails, can use restraints to gain control of inmates exhibiting behaviors that pose a threat to themselves or others. Various types of restraint devices have been in the news in recent years because individuals in jail or detained by police elsewhere have died as a direct result of being placed in a restraint hold or a restraint device.

Restraint chairs prevent inmates from moving their arms, legs, and torso. This is as restrictive as a device can be, and it should be used as a last resort. One of the minimum jail standards is to place inmates in the least restrictive device appropriate to the situation. Alarm over inmates dying in restraint chairs has resulted in various U.S. jurisdictions outlawing their use, but they are allowed in Texas jails.

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