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
Texas Commission on Jail Standards
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
County Jail News: TCJS Meeting Recap
By Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger, Commission Chair The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS or Commission) conducted its quarterly workshop and Commission meeting on Feb. 7 in Austin. Commission Chair and Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger expressed appreciation to the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas, Texas Association of Counties, Conference … [Read more...] about County Jail News: TCJS Meeting Recap
KEY CONCEPT: 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: 1. The Texas Legislature created the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission) in … [Read more...] about KEY CONCEPT: Texas Commission on Jail Standards