Rockwall County Jail is in Rockwall, Texas 75087 at 950 T.L. Townsend Drive. The jail can be contacted at the phone number (972) 204-7100. The Rockwall County Sheriff is responsible for the operations at Rockwall County Jail, which has a bed capacity of 243. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) sets the minimum standards that jails must meet. Each Texas city and county jail is inspected annually, and non-compliant jails are held under stricter scrutiny until all issues of non-compliance are resolved.

Restraint Chairs

When inmates are behaving in an injurious manner, designated personnel can place them in TCJS-approved restraints. The least restrictive manner of restraint that can mitigate the situation must be chosen. Among the approved restraints are restraint chairs, which have been linked to dozens of deaths, according to various sources. The device has been referred to as the “devil’s chair,” and watchdog groups claim that there is no place for a restraint chair in any American jail.

An inmate’s torso, arms, and legs are all bound in restraint chairs. Texas minimum standards require that inmates shall not be placed in any restraint device until a medical professional has assessed their health condition. Once restrained, inmates must be checked every 15 minutes. Every two hours, medical care from a medical professional must be provided.

A restraint chair cannot be used as a form of punishment. Also, it is required that all restraints be used in a humane manner.

This site’s posts are meant to assist Texas inmates who believe their rights have been violated during incarceration. There is never an intention to imply improprieties on the part of any individual or entity.

–Guest Contributor