Waller County Jail in Hempstead, Texas 77445 is located at 701 Calvit Street. The jail’s bed capacity is 110, and the contact phone number is (979) 826-8282. The Waller County Sheriff’s responsibilities include running Waller County Jail, which encompasses adhering to requirements dictated by minimum jail standards. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has been appointed as the entity responsible for matters pertaining to county jails, from construction to establishing guidelines and enforcing jail standards. 

Restraint Chairs

Restraint chairs are TCJS-approved restraint devices that can be used in Texas jails. The only circumstance in which restraint devices can be used is when an inmate is exhibiting behavior that could be injurious. A restraint device cannot be used as a form of punishment.

Anytime a restraint device is used on an inmate, medical personnel must become involved. Before someone can be placed in a restraint device, his or her medical condition must be evaluated by a professional. Another mandatory requirement is that the least restrictive device required must be used in every instance. Because of the level at which an inmate is restrained in a restraint chair, it is a solution of last resort.

Research conducted by watchdog groups has revealed that restraint chairs are associated with abuse in jails across the nation. As a result, some jurisdictions have banned them.

The posts on this website are resources intended to potentially help prisoners currently or previously housed in Texas county jails. It is never meant on this site to suggest that persons or institutions have engaged in wrongs. 

–Guest Contributor