TCOLE JAIL ADMIN EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.Each inmate shall be allowed one hour of supervised physical exercise or physical recreation at
least _____________ per week. - Answer- 3 days
\.Any person acting under color of state law, including municipal, county and state officials can
be sued for violations of civil rights under - Answer- 42 US Code Section 1983 (Civil Rights
Act)
\.An approved mental disabilities/suicide prevention screening instrument shall be
completed______________________ on all inmates admitted. - Answer- Immediately
\.Whenever clearly justified for _____________________ or sanitary reasons, the
sheriff/operator may require an inmate to shower. - Answer- Health
\.The Grievance Plan will insure that inmates receive an interim response to a grievance not to
exceed _________. - Answer- 15 days
\.The Health Service Plan shall provide documented use of ____________ during labor, delivery
and recovery for known pregnant inmates. - Answer- Restraints
\.Documentation of physical exercise and physical recreation shall be maintained for
Commission review. - Answer- True
,\.Each inmate shall be allowed ____________ of supervised physical exercise or physical
recreation at least three days per week. - Answer- One hour
\.Inmate classification criteria shall not include race, _____________ or religious preference. -
Answer- Ethnicity
\.Each facility having a capacity of 100 or more beds, or housing inmates transferred from a
facility with a capacity of at least 100 beds shall develop and implement a plan for tuberculosis
screening tests of employees, volunteers, and inmates. - Answer- True
\.The releasing officer shall determine inmate ____________ before discharge or release. -
Answer- Identity
\.Conduct or conditions that are prohibited by the Eight Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. -
Answer- Cruel and Unusual Punishment
\.When submitting construction additions or changes for approval, how long does the
commission have to respond in writing with approval or disapproval? - Answer- 30 working
days
\.Information on Licensed Jailer Turnover Report. On or before the ____ day of each month,
each jail under the Commission's purview shall submit a report, on a form prescribed by the
Commission, the number of licensed jailers who left employment at the jail during the previous
month. - Answer- Fifth
\.Standard facility clothing shall be issued to all inmates held over _____ hours. - Answer- 48
, \.For a person's initial appointment as a jailer, submit an application for license (L1 Form) and
receive an approval of the application before the person discharges any duties related to the
license sought. - Answer- True
\.Personnel employed or appointed as jailers of county jails shall be licensed as per the
requirements of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. - Answer- True
\."Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any
state or territory, subjects, or causes to be subject, any citizen of the United States or other
person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities
secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit
in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress." - Answer- Section 1983
\.SERIOUS INCIDENTS REPORT. On or before the fifth day of each month, the sheriff of each
county shall report to the commission regarding the occurrence during the preceding month of
any of the following incidents involving a prisoner in the county jail, EXCEPT? - Answer- Fraud
\.According to Sec. 351.0415 of the Local Texas Government Code: The sheriff or the sheriff's
designee shall accept new bids to renew contracts of commissary suppliers every ______years. -
Answer- 5 years
\.Jail standards states "upon intake, a file on each inmate shall be established. The file shall
include documents that purport to legally authorize the inmate's commitment. - Answer-
True
\.The sheriff or the sheriff's designee may use commissary proceeds only to which of the
following: - Answer- Fund, staff, and equip both an educational and a law library for the
educational use of inmates.
and
Fund physical plant improvements, technology, equipment, programs, services, and activities
that provide for the well-being, health, safety, and security of the inmates and the facility.
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.Each inmate shall be allowed one hour of supervised physical exercise or physical recreation at
least _____________ per week. - Answer- 3 days
\.Any person acting under color of state law, including municipal, county and state officials can
be sued for violations of civil rights under - Answer- 42 US Code Section 1983 (Civil Rights
Act)
\.An approved mental disabilities/suicide prevention screening instrument shall be
completed______________________ on all inmates admitted. - Answer- Immediately
\.Whenever clearly justified for _____________________ or sanitary reasons, the
sheriff/operator may require an inmate to shower. - Answer- Health
\.The Grievance Plan will insure that inmates receive an interim response to a grievance not to
exceed _________. - Answer- 15 days
\.The Health Service Plan shall provide documented use of ____________ during labor, delivery
and recovery for known pregnant inmates. - Answer- Restraints
\.Documentation of physical exercise and physical recreation shall be maintained for
Commission review. - Answer- True
,\.Each inmate shall be allowed ____________ of supervised physical exercise or physical
recreation at least three days per week. - Answer- One hour
\.Inmate classification criteria shall not include race, _____________ or religious preference. -
Answer- Ethnicity
\.Each facility having a capacity of 100 or more beds, or housing inmates transferred from a
facility with a capacity of at least 100 beds shall develop and implement a plan for tuberculosis
screening tests of employees, volunteers, and inmates. - Answer- True
\.The releasing officer shall determine inmate ____________ before discharge or release. -
Answer- Identity
\.Conduct or conditions that are prohibited by the Eight Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. -
Answer- Cruel and Unusual Punishment
\.When submitting construction additions or changes for approval, how long does the
commission have to respond in writing with approval or disapproval? - Answer- 30 working
days
\.Information on Licensed Jailer Turnover Report. On or before the ____ day of each month,
each jail under the Commission's purview shall submit a report, on a form prescribed by the
Commission, the number of licensed jailers who left employment at the jail during the previous
month. - Answer- Fifth
\.Standard facility clothing shall be issued to all inmates held over _____ hours. - Answer- 48
, \.For a person's initial appointment as a jailer, submit an application for license (L1 Form) and
receive an approval of the application before the person discharges any duties related to the
license sought. - Answer- True
\.Personnel employed or appointed as jailers of county jails shall be licensed as per the
requirements of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. - Answer- True
\."Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any
state or territory, subjects, or causes to be subject, any citizen of the United States or other
person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities
secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit
in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress." - Answer- Section 1983
\.SERIOUS INCIDENTS REPORT. On or before the fifth day of each month, the sheriff of each
county shall report to the commission regarding the occurrence during the preceding month of
any of the following incidents involving a prisoner in the county jail, EXCEPT? - Answer- Fraud
\.According to Sec. 351.0415 of the Local Texas Government Code: The sheriff or the sheriff's
designee shall accept new bids to renew contracts of commissary suppliers every ______years. -
Answer- 5 years
\.Jail standards states "upon intake, a file on each inmate shall be established. The file shall
include documents that purport to legally authorize the inmate's commitment. - Answer-
True
\.The sheriff or the sheriff's designee may use commissary proceeds only to which of the
following: - Answer- Fund, staff, and equip both an educational and a law library for the
educational use of inmates.
and
Fund physical plant improvements, technology, equipment, programs, services, and activities
that provide for the well-being, health, safety, and security of the inmates and the facility.
