“We have made and will continue to make improvements at every level, to ensure that our jail system meets or exceeds state standards,” stated Sheriff Marian Brown.
The jail had been out of compliance with state requirements because it failed an inspection in February. It was the second 12 months in a row.
Among different issues, the jail was dinged for incorrect documentation of observations of suicidal inmates. Inspectors additionally discovered dozens of inoperable doorways – a part of an ongoing drawback. The Dallas Morning News discovered there have been the truth is a whole bunch of “inoperative” doorways.
An e mail to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards was not instantly returned.
Corrections officers have complained about low staffing and compelled additional time. Inmates are in an ongoing lawsuit over the jail’s insurance policies on the onset of the pandemic.
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