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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 9TEXAS COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS
CHAPTER 259NEW CONSTRUCTION RULES
SUBCHAPTER HNEW LONG-TERM INCARCERATION DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND FURNISHING REQUIREMENTS
RULE §259.722Control Rooms/Jailer Stations

A sufficient number of control rooms/jailer stations shall be provided on each floor where inmates are housed. Staff toilets and lavatories shall be located within the security perimeter and in close proximity to control rooms and jailer stations. The design shall allow access to control rooms without requiring staff to enter inmate safety vestibules or inmate activity areas.


Source Note: The provisions of this §259.722 adopted to be effective September 2, 1997, 22 TexReg 8405; amended to be effective February 4, 1999, 24 TexReg 591; amended to be effective July 7, 2013, 38 TexReg 4190

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