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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 §343.308Mealtime Prohibitions

(a) Residents shall not eat meals in their rooms unless:

  (1) the resident is in disciplinary seclusion, safety-based seclusion, resident-initiated separation, room restriction, medical isolation, or assessment isolation; or

  (2) it is necessary for facility safety and security (e.g., during a riot).

(b) When a resident is required to eat meals in his or her room:

  (1) the resident shall be served meals that meet the same nutritional guidelines as meals served in the cafeteria, unless the resident is being served a medical or religious diet; and

  (2) meals shall be served following normal food service procedures, unless the resident poses a documented safety risk to himself/herself or others.


Source Note: The provisions of this §343.308 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

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