• Initial custody assessment (screening) was not consistently conducted within 48 hours of a person entering holding
• Custody reassessments were not consistently conducted within ... read more

• Several people were being held in holding cells for more than 48 hours
• People housed in Pod 4R were not provided access to a day room for at least 1 hour each day, as ... read more

• In a review of defendant files, multiple property records were blank or missing required signatures from the receiving officer and the defendant
• Incarcerated people were not ... read more

• Upon re-inspection, there are still concerns with maintenance and sanitation including water in holding cells, water pressure in housing cells, and two shower panels that need ... read more

• Jailers did not conduct 15 minute face-to-face observations on people in ... read more

• Jail administration couldn't provide suicide training rosters upon request. It could not be verified suicide prevention training was provided in accordance with the approved mental health ... read more

• Incarcerated people were denied one hour of supervised recreation at least three days a week. Documentation did not indicate times, dates, duration, or refusals on multiple recreation ... read more

• Face to face observations were not performed at least every 30 minutes in areas with people known to be potentially suicidal or in crisis
• Fire panel was past due for ... read more

• Minimum and maximum custody level people were being housed together due to classification errors
• Incarcerated workers in the kitchen were being forced to work without ... read more

• Internal audit of classification practices was not conducted
• Jail staff are not filling out the Screening Form for Suicide and Medical/Mental/Developmental Impairments in its ... read more

• Coryell county has been housing incarcerated people over capacity for 7 (seven) ... read more

• In the course of a custody death review, it was found that 7 jailers working on the date of the death did not have a Jailers ... read more

• Jail staff are not consistently notifying magistrate or Mental Health within 12 hours as required by article 16.22
• Jailers did not conduct 15 minute face-to-face observations ... read more

• Jailers did not document face-to-face observations of people in restraints
• Jailers exceeded the 30 minute face to face observations in areas where people are known to be ... read more

• Broken pipe and other deficiencies in fire ... read more

• Medication was not consistently administered to incarcerated people as ordered by physicians
• Jailers exceeded 15 minute face to face observations of people in ... read more

• Coryell county had been housing incarcerated people over their rated capacity for 7 ... read more

• During the previous nine months, jail staff have been notifying the Magistrate of inmates with possible mental health indicators on a weekly basis. Notifications to the magistrate ... read more

• Medications were not distributed in accordance with written instructions from a physician.
• Restraint logs indicated jailers exceeded 15 minute observation checks on multiple ... read more

• Jailers failed to notify magistrate, Local Mental Health Authority, or LIDDA of information for each person submitted for CCQ/IDD system checks
• Jailers exceeded 30 minute ... read more

• Classification reassessments exceeded the required 30-90 day reassessment window on multiple occasions.
• Indigent people in the jail were held over 48 hours without receiving ... read more

• The inmate medication log/MARS forms demonstrated that jailers are not administering medication as ordered by the prescribing physician
• Couldn't verify that suicide prevention ... read more

• Medications were not distributed in accordance with written instructions from ... read more

• Medications were not distributed in accordance with written instructions from physician.
• Restraint logs indicated jailers exceeded required 15 minute observation checks on ... read more

• Jailers were using disciplinary separation for minor infractions exceeding 15 to 30 days on a regular basis
• Facility generator was not tested at least once a ... read more

• At least 140 people in disciplinary separation were not given 1 hour of dayroom time as required. This occurred on 93 separate days in a 160 day ... read more

• Reviews of people in separation were not conducted every 30 days.
• Medications are not distributed in accordance with instructions from physician.
• People were ... read more

• Reassessments are not being conducted following disciplinary actions.
• Staff who have not completed the required 4 hours of classification training are performing ... read more

• Jailers were performing classification duties without having completed 4 hours of required training.
• Medications are not distributed in accordance with written instructions ... read more

• Facility security was breached when 4 doors were left unsecured allowing somebody to walk out of the ... read more

• Staff who have not completed the required four hours of classification training are performing classification duties.
• An annual audit of the classification system was not ... read more

• The inspector was unable to verify that suicide prevention training was conducted in accordance with the approved operational plan.
• None of the intercoms on the old jail side ... read more

• Restraint chair violation
• Meds not distributed according to doctor orders
• Lack of face-to-face ... read more

• Inmates held in holding cells over 48 hours
• Restraint chair abuse - failed to document observations
• Inmate grievance ... read more

• Preventative maintenance - unskilled workers performing repairs
• Fire panel ... read more

• Texas Jail Project coordinated with the pregnant person to file this complaint  to TCJS which initiated this inspection where there was a failure to follow health services plan for ... read more

• Jailers not completing training
• Classification ... read more

• Fire marshal's inspection overdue by 14 months
• Multiple classification/housing ... read more

• Fire marshal inspection was overdue by 7 months
• 30 minute face to face observations in Holding and Detox cells continuously exceeded minimum standards by 10 ... read more

Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody indicted in Javier Ambler ... read more

• Jail staff are not filling out the Screening Form for Suicide and Medical/Mental/Developmental Impairments in its entirety
• Only a pharmacist ... read more

• "While reviewing inmate medical files, it was observed that an inmate did not have medication levels checked per the physician's orders. Not following a physician's order was ... read more