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Jail Inspection, LED Light Renovations, Website Service Agreement Discussed By Commissioners
Mar02

Jail Inspection, LED Light Renovations, Website Service Agreement Discussed By Commissioners

LED Light renovations for three county facilities, a website service agreement, recent jail inspection, and the Texas opioid multi-district litigation settlement agreement offers were discussed this week during the regular Hopkins County Commissioners Court meeting. Jail Inspection The Hopkins County jail received another exceptional rating of 100 during a recent Texas Commission on Jail Standards inspection, according to Hopkins...

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Hopkins County Jail Receives 100 On Annual Inspection
Dec13

Hopkins County Jail Receives 100 On Annual Inspection

Inspectors commend jail administrators, staff Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center, 298 Rosemont St., Sulphur Springs, Texas Hopkins County jail not only passed it’s annual inspection by Texas Commission on Jail Standards inspectors with a 100 percent score, but the staff was commended for how well it’s run. TCJS staff conducted the annual yearly inspection at the jail Thursday, Dec. 13.The inspection includes evaluation...

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Hopkins County Jail Passes Annual Standards Inspection
Nov14

Hopkins County Jail Passes Annual Standards Inspection

Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom and Sheriff Lewis Tatum are pleased that the local jail passed state standards following an inspection Tuesday. Late Tuesday afternoon, November 13th, the inspector told the judge and sheriff that all was in order and that he was surprised to see that the three year old jail is not showing its age considering the number of inmates that have been housed there. Sheriff Tatum said the state standards...

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Hopkins County Jail Passed State Jail Standards Inspection Tuesday
Sep20

Hopkins County Jail Passed State Jail Standards Inspection Tuesday

Hopkins County Jail passed state standards jail inspection that was conducted Tuesday. Sheriff Lewis Tatum and the jail staff were told at 6:30 p.m. by the inspector that the jail staff had performed exceptionally well this past year. The jail had difficulties in last year’s inspection but, according to Sheriff Tatum the jail was new and the jail administrator was also new. Paperwork was the problem last year. This year all...

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New County Jail Facility Passes State Inspection
Nov20

New County Jail Facility Passes State Inspection

Just before noon Friday, Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom reported that the new County Jail had passed inspection from personnel from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. One item must be done before inmates can move in. The phones for a visitation system must be installed. That equipment installation has been delayed. Sheriff Butch Adams and Judge Newsom hope the installation can be done on Monday. Jail inspectors say the phones...

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County Jail Passes Annual Inspection
Oct16

County Jail Passes Annual Inspection

The Hopkins County Jail passed its’ annual inspection from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards Wednesday. Sheriff Butch Adams said there was one area, involving giving inmates time in their exercise yard every week, that the inspector gave the jail a passing grade on but said he wanted to revisit it in 60 days. Sheriff Adams said the inspector spent just about all day going over all aspects of the jail [pb_vidembed...

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Franklin County Jail Cited By State Commission
Mar23

Franklin County Jail Cited By State Commission

March 23, 2023- A report made by state inspectors ruled the Franklin County Jail to be out of compliance with regulations. The submitted report stated complaints reviewed by the inspector revealed life safety training records failed to show staff received required quarterly training. Standards require staff to be trained in fire, emergency, evacuation drills and location and use of safety equipment. The Texas Commission on Jail...

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Wood County Jail Removed From Non-compliant List
Mar23

Wood County Jail Removed From Non-compliant List

March 23, 2023- The Wood County Jail has been removed from a state non-compliant list. The jail has previously been on the list after a state inspection. The report stated that a jail nurse did not pack medication properly, resulting in an inmate not receiving medication. It was also discovered that improper medication was dispensed to an inmate resulting in the inmate being transported to the hospital. The Texas Commission on Jail...

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Man Jailed On Louisiana Parole Warrant, Controlled Substance Charge
Mar14

Man Jailed On Louisiana Parole Warrant, Controlled Substance Charge

A 36-year-old man, who refused to provide his address when asked for them, allegedly had methamphetamine pipes when detained Friday night and attempted to discard a bag of suspected methamphetamine, according to arrest reports. Robert Jeremy Ballance Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies reported contracting Robert Jeremy Ballance at 9:23 p.m. on East Shannon Road at Sewell Lane, after noticing the man to be wearing dark clothing...

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Pickton Man Jailed For Second Time In Less Than A Year On Felony Charge
Mar07

Pickton Man Jailed For Second Time In Less Than A Year On Felony Charge

Sulphur Springs Police Lt. Pat Leber was dispatched Friday afternoon to the Adult Probation Office, where a wanted person was reportedly located. Upon arrival, Leber learned Cameron Lynn Bain was wanted for violation of probation, according to arrest reports. Cameron Lynn Bain Leber took the 26-year-old Pickton man into custody at 1:28 p.m. and transported him to Hopkins jail on the warrant for violating probation, which he was on for...

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