Safety vestibules shall be provided for each inmate living area and day room used for confinement of three or more inmates.

1. (1) Safety vestibules shall have one or more interior doors and a main entrance door.
2. (2) Doors shall be arranged to be locked and unlocked by control means located outside of the inmate living area and safety vestibule.
3. (3) Where doors have an interlocking security feature, provisions should be made for an override capability in the event an emergency requires both doors to be opened simultaneously.

Source Note:The provisions of this §261.237 adopted to be effective December 19, 1994, 19 TexReg 9526.