Cameron County Non-Compliant Jail Report

Jail Name

Cameron County  

Report Date

11/13/2019 

Number of days

92 

Inspector

Jennifer Shumake and William Phariss 

Original Report

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Notes and Summary

• The fire panel located at Carrizalez Rucker was red tagged on October 9, 2019 and has not been re-inspected as of the date of the inspection.
• The administration was unable to provide documentation that inmates housed in single cells were provided one hour of dayroom time as required by minimum jail standards.
• It was observed by the inspectors that the floor jailers are not conducting face-to-face observations as required by minimum jail standards.
• While conducting the walk-through of the jail system, it was determined that the administration is not conducting daily sanitation practices as noted in the Sanitation Plan that has been approved by the Commission.

Cameron Co. Sheriff Omar Lucio blames their latest non-compliance on “different inspectors, some with different levels of experience, as well as changing laws.” There is really no excuse for following a rule that has been in place for 25 years! I would like to know how sanitation is related to “different inspectors” or “changing laws.” Read more here:

https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/county-jails-have-history-of-violations-infractions-date-back-to/article_1f1b8cce-2cfc-11ea-99fd-9744cc315bb0.html

*It was observed by the inspectors that the floor jailers are not conducting face-to-face
observations as required by minimum jail standards.

*it was determined that the
administration is not conducting daily sanitation practices

Violation Types

• Classification And Separation Of Inmates - Chapter 271: Classification and Separation of Inmates
• Life Safety Rules
• Sanitation
• Supervision Of Inmates - Chapter 275.1

Cameron County Non-compliant Jail Reports