Texas deputy disciplined after allowing inmate to unlock door with jail keys

According to the suspension order, jail officials said a deputy was waiting to be admitted into a jail unit while Carabajal was speaking on the telephone at the officer's station, KSAT reported. When an inmate offered to open the door, Carabajal put the keys in front of the inmate, the television station reported. A deputy witnessed the incident, as the inmate unlocked the door.

Carabajal admitted she put the keys within reach of the inmate.

Carabajal originally was suspended for 15 days, but the disciplinary action was reduced to five days, KSAT reported.