Private Facilities

Sheriff's son, nepotism statute does not prohibit private organization that contracts with county for operation of private detention center from hiring|Nepotism statute does not prohibit employment of sheriff's son by a private organization that contracts with county for operation of county detention center|Nepotism statute does not prohibit employment of sheriff's son by a private organization that contracts with county for operation of county detention center.

Private detention facility, sheriff's only duty regarding is to conduct monitoring|Commission on Jail Standards has continuing duty to monitor private detention facility|Sheriff's only duty regarding private detention facility is to conduct monitoring

Alternative incarceration facilities, subject only to regulation of Commission which may promulgate minimum standards for|Commission on Jail Standards may promulgate certain minimum standards for "alternative incarceration facilities"|Commission on Jail Standards, "alternative incarceration facilities" subject only to regulations of

Commission on Jail Standards lacks authority to regulate or inspect penal institution housing only federal prisoners, even if municipality operates facility under an agreement with Federal Bureau of Prisons (Withdrawn by Tex. Att'y Gen. LO-96-151)|Penal or correctional institution housing only federal prisoners, Commission lacks authority to regulate or inspect (Withdrawn by Tex. Att'y Gen. LO-96-151)|Penal and correctional institution housing only federal inmates subject to federal, not state, standards and regulations, even if operated by a municipality under an agreement with the Bureau of Prisons (Withdrawn by Tex. Att'y Gen. LO-96-151)|Bureau of Prisons has exclusive authority to regulate or inspect a penal and correctional institution housing only federal inmates that is operated by a municipality under an agreement with the Bureau (Withdrawn by Tex. Att'y Gen. LO-96-151)

Jailers employed by private vendor under contract with county, Commission may establish standards for|Jailer standards, Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education may establish

Local Government Code section 351.0415 authorizes the sheriff or the sheriff’s designee to use commissary proceeds only for the enumerated statutory purposes. To the extent the county commissioners’ court would be using the commissary proceeds for the salary of a particular county employee who will staff a county jail operated by a private vendor, such an expenditure would not be permissible under section 351.0415. Assuming the sheriff or sheriff’s designee would use the commissary proceeds, the question of whether those proceeds may be used for the salary of that particular county employee pursuant to the enumerated statutory purposes detailed in subsections 351.0415(c)(1) and (c)(5) requires the resolution of fact questions that are beyond the scope of this opinion.