Texas Register, Volume 1, Number 20, Pages 565-598, March 12, 1976 Page: 582
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prison use. Both hot and cold water shall be available to
each cell. Hot water shall not exceed 110 degrees
Fahrenheit at a lavatory or shower in the inmate living
area. Lavatories shall have a quick shutoff valve.
.084. Floor Drains. Floor drains in inmate housing
areas shall be located to reduce the incidence of
malicious tampering and flooding. Where practical, a
drain shall be located in security corridors and not in-
side cells or day rooms. Drain covers shall be securely
anchored to prevent inmates from using them as
assault weapons.
.085. Sinks. Sufficient mop sinks with hot and cold
water shall be conveniently located to ensure proper
janitorial service within and outside a security area to
preclude excessive passage throughout its perimeter.
.086. Access Doors. Plumbing space, or any other
mechanical space, shall have a lockable access door.
.087. Hose Bibbs. Hose bibbs shall be provided in
plumbing access spaces or corridors out of reach of in-
mates.
.087. Windows. Windows in an inmate occupied
area shall be architecturally treated to preclude direct
vision into an inmate occupied area from the outside.
.089. Emergency Ventdilation. A sufficient number of
windows capable of being opened, or an emergency
mechanical ventilation unit, shall be provided in order
to allow for sufficient ventilation in case of a break-
down in the normal ventilation system or power failure.
.090. Screens. Operable windows in an inmate oc-
cupied area shall be equipped with insect security
screens.
.091. Window Security. Security level of window
materials in inmate occupied areas shall be equal to or
greater than perimeter walls of the inmate occupied
area to which windows might provide ingress or egress.
(See Rule 217.01.64.038 for description of windows for
inmate housing areas.).092. Window Area Requirements. Window and
skylight area shall be not less than 20 percent of the
total floor space in the inmate living area.
Issued in Houston, Texas, on February 19, 1976.Doc. No. 7611 76
James Greenwood III
Chairman
Commission on Jail StandardsProposedDate of Adoption: April11, 1976
For further information, please call (512) 533-1231.
Inmate Housing facilities 217.01.64
These rules are promulgated under the authority of Ar-
ticle 5115.1, Texas Civil Statutes.
.001. Design Concept. Innovative architectural
concepts are encouraged to reduce problems of security
and maintenance while creating a practical, safe, and
healthful environment for staff and inmates. Innova-
tive design and construction of inmate housing areas
and the use of detention equipment to reduce custodial
personnel to a minimum are also encouraged.
.002. Classification. Safe and suitable jails shall
provide adequate segregation facilities by having sepa-
rate enclosures formed by solid masonry or by solid
metal walls or solid walls of comparable material for
segregation of different classifications of inmates, in-eluding
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
eases;but not limited to the following:
witnesses;
male felons;
male misdemeanants;
female felons;
female misdemeanants;
juvenile boys;
juvenile girls;
first offenders awaiting trial;
all other inmates awaiting trial:
inmates with communicable or contagious dis-(k) insane (may be temporarily held for a period
not to exceed 24 hours);
(1) disruptive inmates.
.003. Non-security Facilities. All provisions of
Rules 217.01.64.004 through .053 shall not apply to
non-security facilities.
.004. Dimensions. Cells, compartments, dormito-
ries, and day rooms where inmates are confined shall
be not less than eight feet high and not less than 5'6"
wide from wall to wall. Steel walls shall be not less than
eight feet high set approximately three inches above
finished floor.Volume I, Number 20, March 12. 1976
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