Press release
On Thursday, Jan. 8, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards arrived at the Henderson County Jail to conduct an unannounced jail inspection for the year of 2014. This was a two-day inspection that ended Jan. 9.
The Henderson County Jail passed the inspection. This accomplishment can only be made by the dedicated staff working at the facility.
The Jail Commission inspects inmate files, inmate medical files, grievances, check logs, life safety, annual health inspection, menus, ansul hood inspection, supervision and staffing, jailers’ licenses, contraband searches, sanitation checks, inmate disciplinary records, recreation logs, operational plans, commissary audit, ADA plan, population and paper ready reports, classification audit, classification of inmates, generator tests, courtroom holding cells, a complete walk through of the facility making sure everything is functional, conduct a fire drill, and many more items.
The Jail Commission conducts a very thorough inspection and speak with inmates while they are on the site.