Hill County Non-Compliant Jail Report

Jail Name

Hill County 

Report Date

04/16/2018 

Number of days

unknown 

Inspector

Jackie Benningfield and William Phariss 

Original Report

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Notes and Summary

• A review indicated medical records were not being separated from the inmate files. The CCQ and Screening Form for Suicide and Medical and Medical Development Impairments forms were not placed in the medical file as required.
• A review of inmate classification files revealed that inmates are not being classified correctly which in turn, lead to inmates being improperly housed.
• A review of classification files revealed that inmates were being improperly classified due to staff errors. As a result, there were numerous minimum and maximum inmates housed together which is a direct violation of standards.
• A review of inmate classification files indicated that reassessments were completed but they were done so incorrectly. It was also determined that staff is not completing the reassessment form as a result of disciplinary action or a change in legal status.
• A review of inmate medical records indicated that jailers are not notifying the magistrate in accordance with minimum jail standards and CCP 16.22 when an inmate is deemed to be mentally disabled and/or potentially suicidal.
• A review of inmate medical files revealed that there is no documentation to verify that
  mental health, medical and the supervisor are notified when required/warranted by the
  Screening Form for Suicide and Medical and Mental Disabilities Impairments.
• After reviewing a random selection of observation logs for inmates in general population, it was determined that jailers exceeded the required 60 minute face to face observations from 1 minute to 31 minutes on a continual basis.
• After reviewing a random selection of observation logs for inmates that are assaultive, potentially suicidal, mentally ill, or who have demonstrated bizarre behavior are confined, it was determined that jailers exceeded the required 30 minute face to face observation
  from 2 minutes to 36 minutes on a continual basis.
• After reviewing staffing rosters, it was determined that on February 18, 2018, the facility was not staffed to meet the 1:48 jailer to inmate ratio. It was also determined that when the jailer escorts the trusty to the front offices to clean, the facility does not meet the staffing
  requirements for direct inmate supervision. When a jailer leaves the secure perimeter of the facility for any reason such as perimeter checks and breaks, the facility does not meet the 1:48 ratio as required.
• The jail staff exceeded the required 15 minute observations of inmates on suicide precautions as outlined in the facilities approved operational plan. The jailers routinely exceeded the 15 minute and 30 minute observations.

Violation Types

• Admission - Chapter 265: Admission
• Classification And Separation Of Inmates - Chapter 271: Classification and Separation of Inmates
• Health Services - Chapter 273: Health Services
• Supervision Of Inmates - Chapter 275.1

Hill County Non-compliant Jail Reports