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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 343SECURE JUVENILE PRE-ADJUDICATION DETENTION AND POST-ADJUDICATION CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER BPRE-ADJUDICATION AND POST-ADJUDICATION SECURE FACILITY STANDARDS
RULE §343.230Specialized Housing

(a) A resident in specialized housing must be placed in a room or cell equipped with:

  (1) an operable toilet above floor level;

  (2) a washbasin with hot and cold running water or a single control that produces warm water;

  (3) a bed above floor level; and

  (4) access to natural light as described in §343.226 of this title.

(b) Rooms or cells used for specialized housing must meet the spatial requirements in:

  (1) §343.452 and §343.644 of this title if the room or cell is in a single-occupancy housing unit; or

  (2) §343.474 and §343.656 of this title if the room or cell is in a multiple-occupancy housing unit.


Source Note: The provisions of this §343.230 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9243; amended to be effective June 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 7430 and 41 TexReg 850; amended to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 6380

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