By Donna Klaeger, Burnet County Judge and TCJS Chairman The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission or TCJS) met in a workshop on Dec. 2, 2010, in Austin to review processes and procedures as the Commission embarks on a review of jail statutes and standards. Many sheriffs and jail personnel were in attendance, as well as county judges, commissioners, … [Read more...] about Communication Key to Successful Review of Texas Jail Standards
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November Meeting Recap By Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger, Texas Commission on Jail Standards At its Nov. 4 meeting, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission) reviewed several proposed changes to jail standards. The Commission approved the following proposals to be published in the Texas Register for … [Read more...] about Texas Commission on Jail Standards
TCJS May Meeting Recap
By Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger, Chairman In the regular quarterly meeting of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) conducted in Austin on May 6, Commissioners reviewed changes to the standards that had been recommended by the Sunset Advisory Committee, Senate Bill 1009. These included addressing the process regarding complaints against not only jails under the … [Read more...] about TCJS May Meeting Recap
TCJS February Meeting Recap
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards received updates from five counties at its regular quarterly meeting conducted last month in Austin, addressing the resolution of their non-compliance issues. Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price informed Commission members that a rising inmate population was creating delays in their efforts to repair the smoke and fume removal … [Read more...] about TCJS February Meeting Recap
TCJS November Meeting Recap
TCJS November Meeting Recap By Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger, Chairman, Texas Commission on Jail Standards The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS), or the Commission, conducted its quarterly meeting on Nov. 5th. During the meeting the Commission voted to rescind remedial orders that had previously been issued for Hopkins and Jim Hogg counties. … [Read more...] about TCJS November Meeting Recap