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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 351.007

SPACE REQUIREMENTS

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff

(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.