Schleicher County Jail is in Eldorado, Texas 76936 at 4 S Divide Street. It has an inmate capacity of 15, and the jail’s contact phone number is (325) 853-2737. The Schleicher County Sheriff is responsible for handling Schleicher County Jail operations. The rules set out by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) are provided as the guiding principles and requirements for jail operations. All city and county jails in Texas are subjected to annual jail inspections as part of minimum jail standards enforcement. TCJS inspectors scrutinize jail records to determine whether there is evidence of non-compliance. Jails that are not up to code are given heightened oversight until all problems have been resolved.

Restraint Chairs

As a part of keeping inmates and jailers safe, TCJS has approved the use of various mechanical restraint devices. The least restrictive restraint device that can mitigate a volatile situation must be used in every instance. On the other end of the scale, the most restrictive mechanical restraint device is a restraint chair.

TCJS has approved restraint chairs for Texas jails, although there is mounting evidence of abuses that occur in jails across the nation. Inmates in restraint chairs are strapped at least at the wrists and ankles. In this highly vulnerable position, they are helpless against acts of abuse. Watchdog groups have uncovered stories verifying that abuse indeed does sometimes occur, and, too often, such abuse results in the inmate’s death.

TCJS is specific in its requirements associated with using restraint devices such as restraint chairs. If minimum jail standards are heeded, no harm should come to the inmate.

This site’s posts seek to help inmates whose civil rights might have been violated while confined in a Texas city or county jail. There is never an intention to insinuate that misdeeds on the part of a person or entity have occurred.

–Guest Contributor