San Jacinto County Jail is in Coldspring, Texas 77331 at 75 W Cedar Avenue. It has an inmate capacity of 101, and the jail’s contact phone number is (936) 653-4367. The San Jacinto County Sheriff handles the operations of the San Jacinto County Jail. Principles and requirements for jail operations are detailed in the minimum jail standards determined by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). Enforcement of these standards is carried out through annual jail inspections and follow-up activities with non-compliant jails.

Restraint Chairs

A general purpose of minimum jail standards in Texas is to keep prisoners, jail personnel, and the public safe. Various restraint devices have been approved by TCJS for use in city and county jails. Restraint chairs are included among the approved devices, though news from across the nation has raised many justified concerns.

Watchdog groups have exposed many shocking reports about the treatment of inmates whose arms, legs, and chest were rendered immobile in a restraint chair. The numerous custodial deaths involving a restraint chair are also highly disturbing. Various jurisdictions in the nation have opted to outlaw the use of restraint chairs. Texas jurisdictions are not among them.

TCJS allows for use of restraint chairs but only in specified circumstances and according to detailed requirements. For instance, they cannot be used as a form of punishment, and they cannot be used in an inhumane manner.

This site’s posts are purposed to assist prisoners whose rights might have been violated while incarcerated in a city or county jail in Texas. There is never an intention to imply that misdeeds have occurred on the part of an individual or institution.

–Guest Contributor