Texas Administrative Code
Title 37 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
Part 9 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS
Chapter 283 - DISCIPLINE AND GRIEVANCES
Section 283.3 - Inmate Grievance Plan
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
Every facility shall have and implement a written plan, approved by the Commission, for inmate grievance procedures. This plan shall be an administrative means for the resolution of grievances. It supplements, but does not replace any informal grievance procedure. Each plan shall:
(1) provide for the selection of member(s) to constitute a grievance board. In facilities of 50 capacity or less, this may be one person. An inmate may also be a member;
(2) provide details on what constitutes grounds for initiation of a grievance:
(3) provide maximum time limits not to exceed 60 days with interim response not to exceed 15 days for written replies by the grievance board;
(4) provide for the expeditious handling of emergency grievances where delay could subject the inmate to personal injury or other damages;
(5) provide safeguards to prevent reprisals against the inmate in the resolution of a grievance
(6) provide for meaningful relief of a substantiated grievance (i.e., reinstatement of good time, additional visitation privileges);
(7) provide a documented appeals process if requested by the inmate by a person or persons not a member of the grievance board;
(8) provide for the release of information to inmates and employees only when specifically approved by the sheriff/operator or designee.
