An officer or employee of a correctional facility is justified in using force against a person in custody when and to the degree the officer or employee reasonably believes the force is necessary to maintain the security of the correctional facility, the safety or security of other persons in custody or employed by the correctional facility, or his own safety or security.
Tex. Penal Code § 9.53
MAINTAINING SECURITY IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Ladner v. State (1989)
Most recently applied in Brock v. State (July 2009)
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 512, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.