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13 Aug 2008, 9:08 am
Inevitably these criticisms of the jail will be thrown into the political fire this fall, and rightly so, though I'm not sure Republican Lowell Cannady would do any better - he's a former Dallas police supervisor and Irving police chief who's never worked in a jail and brings no experience in correctional health to the table.It's little secret that Dallas County Republicans view Sheriff Lupe Valdez as the weakest down-ballot candidate they have a chance to… [read post]
24 Jun 2008, 4:25 pm
Reported the News:A state audit of the Dallas County Sheriff's Department's use of state and federal criminal justice databases revealed a lack of required training as well as some inaccurate records.In January, the Texas Department of Public Safety audited the department's use of the FBI's National Crime Information Center computer database as well as the state version, the Texas Crime Information Center system.The audit said terminal operators must receive required training, as… [read post]
29 Apr 2008, 11:27 pm
Dallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez says she hasn't read a report about one of her deputies assigned to the auto theft task force who knew ahead of time his informant planned to commit a robbery in Waxahachie. [read post]
5 Mar 2008, 2:08 am
He was Bexar's jail administrator for years, an ADA before that, and few people in the state IMO understand the dynamics and possible solutions for local jail overcrowding better than he does.Dallas Sheriff: Incumbent Lupe Valdez prevailed easily over three primary challengers, while two septuagenarian Republicans are headed into a runoff, including former Sheriff Jim Bowles who left under a cloud of commissary-related corruption charges. [read post]
12 Feb 2008, 9:35 am
Sheriff Lupe Valdez, who is running for re-election, says she has no plans to change the current arrangement in which a couple of ICE agents periodically visit the Lew Sterrett Justice Center to question inmates. [read post]
12 Feb 2008, 9:35 am
Sheriff Lupe Valdez, who is running for re-election, says she has no plans to change the current arrangement in which a couple of ICE agents periodically visit the Lew Sterrett Justice Center to question inmates. [read post]
16 Jan 2008, 10:39 pm
Reported the News ("Overtime bill at Dallas jail tops $9 million," Jan. 16):Sheriff Lupe Valdez's department spent more than $9 million on overtime at the five jails during fiscal 2007, according to a report made public Tuesday by the county auditor's office.Some guards volunteered to work long hours to make up for staffing shortages, doubling their salaries with overtime. [read post]
14 Jan 2008, 7:23 am
While there are reasons for that, in a campaign they sound like excuses, making her vulnerable.Democrats: Incumbent Lupe Valdez vs. [read post]
5 Jan 2008, 12:51 am
"2007 annual report on Texas judiciary availableI've already done a couple of posts based on data from the Office of Court Administration's annual report on the Texas judiciary, but if you're interested in seeing the whole thing, which is chock full of interesting data, it's available here.No transition team yet for new Dallas jail wingDallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez has been criticized, sometimes justly, for her failure to turn around problems at the Dallas… [read post]
26 Dec 2007, 9:25 am
I'm also afraid that's what will happen with President Bush's proposed funding for Mexican law enforcement.Finally, in the honorable mention category, I suggested that in 2007, "Dallas Dems must now put up or shut up on criminal justice," arguing specifically that Sheriff Lupe Valdez and new DA Craig Watkins in Dallas County must each step up to solve problems they inherited from their predecessors. [read post]
23 Nov 2007, 11:55 pm
I wanted to reference readers to several important Texas jail-related news items I noticed recently:Dallas Sheriff to commissioners court: Jail labor isn't freeDallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez responds to criticisms that her jail is too generous giving low-level offenders good time credit, declaring the policy was in place long before she got there, and that she'd be happy to change it if county commissioners (one of whom, Kenneth Mayfield, was the main critic of the… [read post]
24 Sep 2007, 1:28 am
If Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez can't afford to hire or train enough guards or provide adequate medical care at the jail, how does she have money to finance her own shiny new SWAT team? [read post]
Feds sue over Dallas jail healthcare: 'If people treated animals this way, they would be prosecuted'
14 Sep 2007, 5:32 am
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the federal government contends Dallas County and Sheriff Lupe Valdez have known about problems at the jail for some time but have failed to address them adequately. [read post]
9 Aug 2007, 1:55 am
Heck yeah: In response to Buzz (by Patrick Williams, July 19), and Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez "making liars out of everyone who ever said things couldn't get worse at the jail," well, they ARE worse.As a first-time offender in my 45 years here in Dallas County, I walked into the Lew Sterrett Justice Center to clear up a 3-year-old misdemeanor ticket. [read post]
5 Jul 2007, 6:40 am
After all, they can get a $10,000 signing bonus and actual training going to work for the Dallas PD.Granted, Sheriff Lupe Valdez is in a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. [read post]
27 Apr 2007, 2:47 am
In addition, here's a report from a meeting of 75 prison ministry volunteers at a church in Henderson near the new facility.Dallas Sheriff: 'Jail Flaws Not My Fault'Unhappy with the coverage she's received in the Dallas Morning News, Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez gave a lengthy interview with the Dallas Voice to explain her side of why problems at the Dallas County Jail haven't been fixed. [read post]
20 Feb 2007, 6:47 am
Dallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez has taken heat for not hiring enough deputies to adequately staff the jail, but as I've pointed out repeatedly, nobody in the state can find enough guards. [read post]
2 Feb 2007, 7:14 am
"Not quite 'heroes': Andrew McCarthy at the National Review explains why the two Texas Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting an unarmed drug smuggler in the back while he was fleeing deserved jail.Dallas County Jail Crisis: DallasBlog updates us on the challenges facing Sheriff Lupe Valdez in reforming the "Chamber of Horrors" that is the Dallas County Jail.AG says TDCJ can test inmates for HIV if it chooses. [read post]
24 Jan 2007, 6:25 am
But the odious economics of jail phone calls, which bleed profit from already-strained families of offenders, are reason enough to overturn the system.My unsolicited advice to Sheriff Lupe Valdez and the Dallas County Commissioners: Ditch the collect call scheme for local calls entirely and let's everybody - both the county and the phone company - stop mulcting families of inmates for the privilege keeping in touch with their loved ones.And my unsolicited writing advice to… [read post]
23 Dec 2006, 1:03 pm
Evidently Dallas' republicans are trying to make the unconstitutionally awful conditions of our county jail the democrats' fault, specifically Lupe Valdez's. [read post]
