After a review of an escape that occurred on February 9, 2025, it was determined the inmate had been placed in visitation ‘for safekeeping’ instead of a holding cell. Visitation areas are not designed for and shall not be utilized as holding cells.
During a comprehensive onsite inspection conducted in January 2025, it was determined Liberty County could only open doors on the west end of the jail using remote control. All other doors had to be manually secured. After a review of an escape that occurred on February 9, 2025, it was determined that the ‘slider’ door on the lobby-side worked with key only and the ‘slider’ door on the secure side did not lock at all. In addition, the visitation area door did not lock. All three doors were unsecured thus allowing the inmate to escape the facility.
During the review of a serious incident (riot) that occurred on February 27, 2025, it was determined that four (4) inmates were classified as minimum custody and housed with maximum custody inmates.
Violation Types
Classification And Separation Of Inmates
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Chapter 271: Classification and Separation of Inmates