By Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger TCJS Chairman The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission) conducted its quarterly Commission meeting on Nov. 7 in Austin. The Commission continued its process of updating changes to Standards, adopting 16 new changes and delaying one. The nine-member Commission voted to adopt the changes that included revisions to the … [Read more...] about TCJS Meeting Recap
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Keys to Building Cost-Efficient County Jails
By Jim Wiginton, Wiginton Hooker Jeffry Architects Everyone understands that building a county jail is an expensive endeavor. Almost everything in a jail – lights, toilet fixtures, doors, etc. – costs much more than those same items in an office or school building. However, the cost of a county jail is not limited to the expense of planning and constructing the facility. … [Read more...] about Keys to Building Cost-Efficient County Jails
Texas County Jails: Current Events
County Progress asked Brandon Wood, executive director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission), to address some of the relevant issues facing county jails. Q: How did the 83rd Session of the Texas Legislature affect the Commission and Texas county jails? A: The Texas Commission on Jail Standards had no significant pieces of legislation affect the operation … [Read more...] about Texas County Jails: Current Events
Texas Commission on Jail Standards
Key Question: What is the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, and how does the Commission affect County Government? Reference Point: Texas Administrative Code • Title 37-Public Safety and Corrections • Part 9-Texas Commission on Jail Standards Talking Points: The Texas Legislature created the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission) in 1975 to implement a … [Read more...] about Texas Commission on Jail Standards
County Jail News: TCJS Meeting Recap
By Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger • Chairman, Texas Commission on Jail Standards The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission) conducted its quarterly workshop and Commission meeting on May 2 in Austin. The Commission continued its process of updating changes to Standards and proposed 17 new changes to Standards for comment, including deleting a Standard that was … [Read more...] about County Jail News: TCJS Meeting Recap