Coastal Bend Detention Center Moved to "At-Risk" Status

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From Texas Prison Bid'ness — The Coastal Bend Detention Center, LCS Corrections' so-called "flagship facility," will be under extreme scrutiny over the next 90 days following a failed inspection and the unnecessary release of an inmate because of mistaken identity, which went unknown for three weeks. LCS hired a new warden shortly before the failed inspection, Alberto Bravo, in hopes of changing the facility for the better and improving their standards. Bravo's work temporarily paid off as they passed their second round of inspections. However, shortly after passing their second inspection, they mistakenly released an inmate and did not realize what had happened for three weeks prior to the "escape."

Because of this, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards has defined the facility as being "at-risk," meaning over the next 90 days the TCJS will have full authority to conduct unannounced inspections at any day or time. If no citations are filed from the inspections over this time, then the facility will be taken off the list. If there are citations or failures found, then more actions will be taken, depending on the offenses. Warden Bravo in investigating the release, and has narrowed his focus to specific employees. He told the Caller Times, “We are trying to narrow it down to where it happened,” Bravo said. “It was human error. The procedures we had in place, they failed to follow the procedures" (TC).

We will remain aware about the status of this facility and relay any information we find through these unannounced inspections.

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Posted by Andrew Strong at 20 December 2009, 4:44 PM
Categories: Texas,LCS Corrections,scandals,escapes
Tags: private prison watch LCS Corrections private prison watch Texas private prisons
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