Young County, Texas Jail Fails Inspection

The Young County jail, in Graham, Texas, recently failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (“TCJS”). The Young County jail allegedly violated three minimum jail standards.

Unbelievably, jail staff performing inmate classification had not received four hours of classification training. Classification officers decide where, and with whom, to house inmates. They must take into consideration various demographic factors, as well as crimes alleged to have been committed. It is obvious that a person classifying inmates should receive appropriate training.

The TCJS inspector also noted, when reviewing Medication Administration Records, that those records did not show that Young County jailers were administering medication in accordance with written instructions from a physician. Obviously, inmates should receive medication which has been prescribed for them. If a jail fails to provide medication to its inmates, and which has been prescribed to them, then serious injury or death could result.

Written By: Dean Malone

Dean Malone

Dean Malone is the founder of Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a jail neglect civil rights law firm. Mr. Malone earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA, and from Baylor University School of Law with a general civil litigation concentration. Mr. Malone served in several staff positions for the Baylor Law Review, including executive editor. Mr. Malone is an experienced trial lawyer, trying a number of cases to jury verdict and also handling arbitrations through final hearing. He heads the jail neglect section of his law firm, in which lawyers litigate cases involving serious injury and death resulting from jail neglect and abuse. Lawyers frequently refer cases to Mr. Malone due to his focus on this very complicated civil rights practice area.