Tag: restraint chair abuse

  • Williamson County Jail Took My Bible — Then Put Me in a Restraint Chair for 2.5 Hours

    This is not a misunderstanding. This is retaliation. The restraint chair — a mechanical control device used in jails. I was strapped into one like this for approximately 2.5 hours for refusing to surrender my Bible. While detained at :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}, jail staff confiscated my Bible and then escalated to physical punishment when I refused to…

  • Ricky Armstrong Assistant Director Texas Commission on Jail Standards Email Stating that “No deficiencies were noted.”

    RESUBMISSION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST   AND FORMAL COMPLAINT — WILLIAMSON COUNTY JAIL You Fri 10/24/2025 4:20 PM =========================================== RESUBMISSION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST AND FORMAL COMPLAINT — WILLIAMSON COUNTY JAIL =========================================== Date: October 14, 2025 To: Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) Ricky Armstrong<ricky.armstrong@tcjs.state.tx.us> ​You;​info​ A comprehensive inspection of the Williamson County Jail was…

  • Texas Commission of Jail Standards Non-Compliance FOIA

    Formal Rebuttal & Complaint: Williamson County Jail Submitted by: LeRoy Nellis II 4845 Twin Valley Drive, Austin, TX 78731 Phone: 512-450-1533 | Email: LeRoyNellis2@gmail.com Date: October 27, 2025 Agencies Notified Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS)tcjs@tcjs.texas.gov U.S. Department of Justice — Civil Rights Divisionspecial.litigation@usdoj.gov Texas Attorney General – Civil Rights Divisionhttps://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov Summary of Violations 326…

  • FORMAL NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE AND RESUBMISSION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST To: Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS)P.O. Box 12985 | Austin, TX 78711-2985Email: info@tcjs.state.tx.us, Alyssa.McMahon@tcjs.state.tx.us Cc: Office of the Attorney General — Open Records Division publicrecords@oag.texas.gov U.S. Department of Justice — Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section (CRIPA) special.litigation@usdoj.gov From: LeRoy Nellis II 4845 Twin…

  • Formal Investigation into Williamson County Jail, by DOJ and TCJS

    Formal Rebuttal & Complaint: Williamson County Jail (TCJS & DOJ Submission) Submitted by: LeRoy Nellis II 4845 Twin Valley Drive, Austin, TX 78731 Phone: 512-450-1533 | Email: LeRoyNellis2@gmail.com Date: October 27, 2025 To: Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) P.O. Box 12985, Austin, Texas 78711-2985 Email: tcjs@tcjs.texas.gov Cc: U.S. Department of Justice – Civil Rights…