Roberts County Jail is in Miami, Texas 79059 at 110 S Main Street. The jail can be contacted at the phone number (806) 868-3121. The Roberts County Sheriff’s duties include operations of Roberts County Jail, which has a bed capacity of 3. The jail must operate according to the minimum jail standards set forth by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). All Texas jails come under scrutiny by way of annual jail inspections. TCJS follows up with additional oversight when jails are non-compliant.

Restraints

If an inmate is behaving in a way that suggests harm may occur to the prisoner or others, the appropriate TCJS-approved restraint can be used. The least restrictive device necessary should be placed on an inmate. For instance, a restraint chair should not be used if nothing more than handcuffs is needed. The following are more of the standards related to using restraints in Roberts County Jail and all Texas jails:

• When feasible, padded restraints should be used.
• An inmate in restraints must be observed face-to-face by a trained member of the jail staff every 15 minutes. During this observation check, the extremities of the inmate must be examined to ensure proper blood flow has not been obstructed.
• The longest amount of time that an inmate can be kept in a restraint is 24 hours.
• Medical care is provided from start to finish, as regards using restraints on inmates. For instance, an inmate must not be placed in a restraint until a medical professional has assessed the person’s health condition.

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–Guest Contributor