Latest Meeting Recap By Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger Chairman The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission) voted to publish two new changes to Standards for adoption and comment in the Texas Register at its quarterly Commission meeting on Feb. 6 in Austin. The proposed Standards will add the loss of good time credit as a sanction for a minor … [Read more...] about Texas Commission on Jail Standards
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TCJS Meeting Recap
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
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 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