Yoakum County Jail in Plains, Texas 79355 is located at 1405 TX-214. The inmate capacity at the jail is 48, and the phone number is (806) 456-2377. The Yoakum County Sheriff handles Yoakum County Jail operations. Guidelines for running Texas county jails are the responsibility of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). Every year, each of the jails is inspected as a form of enforcement. If a jail is non-compliant, it is placed under increased oversight until it is up to code.

Restraint Chairs

If an inmate’s behavior threatens to cause harm, jailers can use a restraint device to gain control of the situation. Restraint chairs are among the approved devices, although some jails in the nation have banned them. Restraint chairs are controversial, especially since various reports prepared by watchdog groups have exposed patterns of inmate abuse in connection with the restrictive devices.

The most important purpose of minimum jail standards is to keep inmates and everyone else safe. Allowing the use of restraint chairs is expected to be done according to strict guidelines. It can be noted, however, that manufacturers’ instructions suggest that inmates should never be detained in a restraint chair longer than an absolute maximum of 10 hours. In Texas, the maximum timeframe for keeping an inmate in a restraint device, including a restraint chair, is 24 hours. Inmates are, however, required to be given medical care, the opportunity to exercise extremities, go to the restroom, and receive other medical attention every two hours.

This website offers posts meant to help inmates detained in Texas county jails. There is no intention on this site to imply that wrongdoing has occurred on the part of persons or institutions.

–Guest Contributor