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1 Apr 2012, 5:40 am
Empty, speculative jails in TexasPrivatizing Harris County Jail would save money by cutting guard pay, benefits Jailing for profit spurs inmate releases in two Texas countiesWhen fewer inmates is a big problem: Perverse incentives at the McLennan County Jail Jones County pays for empty jail as detention bubble bursts [read post]
10 Nov 2019, 8:30 am
Be sure to check out the Reasonably Suspicious interview with Reed's attorneys.Guards fired, demoted over fatal TDCJ use of forceTDCJ fired a guard in a Huntsville prison and demoted two others after a fatal use of force incident reported Keri Blakinger at the Houston Chronicle.Always somethingAn assistant DA in Panola County has resigned amidst allegations of misconduct.Harris Co. public defender office growingWith Harris County DA Kim Ogg still publicly fuming that… [read post]
5 Jul 2011, 1:27 pm
" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid did not issue a release, but indicated in a Twitter posting, "Great day for Nevada. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 1:58 pm
DA's feud with county commissioners leads to criminal inquiry into sustainable gardening. [read post]
8 Feb 2008, 2:23 am
County commissioners invited USDOJ consultants to assess their situation, and DOJ "told commissioners the jail was being 'over-used,' and that more innovative programs could be implemented so that non-violent offenders 'never occupy a bed in the jail.'" In response, over the past year Nacogdoches has been doing just that. [read post]
16 Mar 2008, 11:54 pm
Edmonds further suggested that "more prosecutors might go to direct file systems with 24/7 review to weed out bad cases up front in an attempt to save the county some money (but only if they can convince their commissioners to fund it!). [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 2:18 pm
Roughly 65 to 70 percent of the total inmate population receives some medical care, he said.The Sheriff’s Department is working with Parkland to establish fees to charge for certain medical services, Price said.The county has explored the co-payment idea, which is used in Travis, Harris and Collin counties, since 2004. [read post]
9 Jul 2015, 12:58 pm
Fox News reports that Tanner Harris was ordered by the masked robbers to withdraw an undisclosed sum of money while his wife, Abbey Harris, and their five-month-old baby were held in the car outside. [read post]
12 Apr 2021, 3:26 pm
In response to the Black man’s death, previous state senator and now Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis pushed for sentencing enhancements for those found guilty of committing a hate crime. [read post]
12 Feb 2020, 10:54 am
They'd mostly dug in their heels before now.No extra prosecutors for you, Kim OggFor the Harris County Commissioners Court, turning down District Attorney Kim Ogg when she asks for more prosecutors has become habit forming.Houston crime lab to use disputed DNA mixture softwareThe Houston Forensic Science Center has begun using STR-Mix software for analyzing DNA mixture evidence. [read post]
11 May 2012, 5:18 pm
Harris Cnty. [read post]
7 Jul 2008, 5:11 pm
WHITTLE, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS COUNTY COMMISSIONER, RUFUS WARD, JR., ELMER CATON, JOSEF HAUSLER, IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND THE COUNTY OF RED RIVER; from Red River County; 6th district (06-07-00058-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03-18-08)08-0350STEPHANIE DUKES, ET AL. v. [read post]
28 Dec 2007, 12:57 am
"Payment to Texas counties ranged from $308 to Dimmit County to $2.8 million to Harris County (Houston). [read post]
5 Jul 2007, 5:51 am
" - And he won a funding battle with county commissioners to get an Innocence Project lawyer hired as DNA evidence manager for the county.Most of these topics I've discussed before on Grits, but I wanted to point in particular to the initiative on witness cooperation and protection. [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 9:25 am
Readers may recall that Harris County voters rejected a new jail several years ago and Smith County voters said "no" three times before persistence finally paid off for Tyler jail builders. [read post]
21 Oct 2007, 7:44 pm
County fire officials and Commissioner Jacobs are talking up how dangerous this fire is. [read post]
6 Jul 2014, 5:10 am
An attorney at the Harris County public defender told the Houston Chronicle that housing civil-commitment offenders in secure lockups is "clearly illegal. [read post]
2 Jul 2020, 8:12 am
In 2017, the Collin County Commissioners Court voted to cease payments to the special prosecutors working on Paxton’s case. [read post]
2 Jul 2020, 8:12 am
In 2017, the Collin County Commissioners Court voted to cease payments to the special prosecutors working on Paxton’s case. [read post]
1 Nov 2015, 6:30 am
Having been appointed Harris County DA by John Connally then winning reelection, Vance served in that capacity from 1966 to 1979. [read post]
