Sec. 351.007. SPACE REQUIREMENTS. (a) A county jail cell designed for one person only must have a clear floor area of 40 square feet or more.
(b) Any other housing area or day room in a county jail must have a clear floor area of 18 square feet or more for each prisoner to be confined in the area or room.
(c) The ceiling height above the finished floor in a cell, compartment, dormitory, or day room in a county jail in which prisoners are confined must be eight feet or more.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 952, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - County Public Safety
Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement
Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities
Section 351.001. Duty to Provide Jails; Location
Section 351.002. Jail Standards
Section 351.0035. Temporary Housing
Section 351.0036. Housing of Correctional Program Participants
Section 351.004. Structural and Maintenance Requirements
Section 351.007. Space Requirements
Section 351.008. Access to Day Room
Section 351.009. Safety Vestibule
Section 351.010. Sanitation and Health Requirements
Section 351.011. Furnishings of Cells, Compartments, and Dormitories
Section 351.012. Furnishings of Day Rooms