Texas § 511.001 DEFINITIONS.

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§ 511.001 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 511.001

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 511.001 (2026).

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Sec. 511.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1)"Commission" means the Commission on Jail Standards.

(2)"Correctional facility" means a facility operated by a county, a municipality, or a private vendor for the confinement of a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense.

(3)"County jail" means a facility operated by or for a county for the confinement of persons accused or convicted of an offense.

(4)"Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.

(5)"Federal prisoner" means a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a violation of a federal law.

(6)"Inmate" means a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense of this state or another state of the United States and confined in a county jail, a municipal

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Sec. 511.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Jail Standards.
(2) "Correctional facility" means a facility operated by a county, a municipality, or a private vendor for the confinement of a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense.
(3) "County jail" means a facility operated by or for a county for the confinement of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.
(5) "Federal prisoner" means a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a violation of a federal law.
(6) "Inmate" means a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense of this state or another state of the United States and confined in a county jail, a municipal jail, or a correctional facility operated by a county, a municipality, or a private vendor.
(7) "Prisoner" means a person confined in a county jail.