The Inspection team discovered that inmates were being held in a holding cell for more than 48 hours.
Records showed that Harris County had not completed the 4th quarter fire prevention inspection as required.
The inspection team found fire control panels in trouble mode.
Harris County exceeded the 30-minute observation requirement when an inmate was left in a court holding cell and they did not conduct a face-to-face observation for 5 hours and 15 minutes.