Harris County Special Non-Compliant Jail Report
- Jail Name
- Harris County Special
- Report Date
- 08/23/2018
- Inspector
- Wendy Wisneski
- Original Report
- Click Here
- TJP Commentary
- After reviewing documentation and video evidence in conjunction with self-reporting by facility administration, it was determined that the inmate was not observed every 30 minutes prior to being discovered. While the jailer made a round within the required time period in the inmates’ cellblock, the jailer did not view the inmate face-to-face due
to the inmate leaving the cellblock for medicine call and never returning.
A Harris County inmate locked up on a pair of misdemeanor charges died after hanging herself inside a jail cell, marking this jail’s fifth apparent suicide in less than a two-year span. Read the full story here.
- After reviewing documentation and video evidence in conjunction with self-reporting by facility administration, it was determined that the inmate was not observed every 30 minutes prior to being discovered. While the jailer made a round within the required time period in the inmates’ cellblock, the jailer did not view the inmate face-to-face due
- Violation Types
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- Supervision Of Inmates