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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided December 20, 1985Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Morris Samford, Jr. Panola County Attorney Room 225, Courthouse Carthage, Texas 75633

Re: Reimbursement of county jail inmates for money lost to escaping prisoner

Dear Mr. Samford:

You inquire who is legally responsible for reimbursement to county jail inmates for money taken from the jail by an escaping prisoner. We conclude that the county is legally responsible for money retained by a county jail for safekeeping.

The legislature has provided that the sheriff is responsible for the operation of the jail and for the safekeeping of prisoners confined in the jail. Article 5116, V.T.C.S.,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Canales v. LaughlinTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Alberti v. Sheriff of Harris County, TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1975
  3. Lasater v. WaitsTexas Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Jeff Davis County v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  5. Browning v. GravesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941

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