Safety vestibules shall be provided for each inmate living area and day room used for confinement of three or more inmates.
- (1) Safety vestibules shall have one or more interior doors and a main entrance door.
- (2) Doors shall be arranged to be locked and unlocked by control means located outside of the inmate living area and safety vestibule.
- (3) Effective September 1, 1983, where doors have an interlocking security feature, provisions shall be made for an override capability in the event an emergency requires both doors to be opened simultaneously.
Source Note:The provisions of this §259.238 adopted to be effective December 12, 1994, 19 TexReg 9376.