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10 Mar 2009, 1:04 pm
” David Guillory, an attorney in Nacogdoches who filed the federal lawsuit, said he combed through Shelby County court records from 2006 to 2008 and discovered nearly 200 cases in which Tenaha police seized cash and property from motorists. [read post]
30 Nov 2008, 8:46 pm
I've cracked wise before at the notion that Texas has labeled 2,324 separate acts "felonies" in state law, including eleven involving oysters. [read post]
29 Oct 2008, 7:48 pm
He had stopped for a break in Nacadogdoches, which is not only the county seat of Nacogdoches County, but the oldest town in the state. [read post]
19 Sep 2008, 7:54 am
Several recent posts from other blogs deserve Grits readers attention, starting with Texas Prison Bidness which has these private prison-related nuggets:More opposition to MTC's Nacogdoches prisonGrayson County moving ahead with private jail plans despite oppositionMajor incident at Cornell's Big Spring unitAt Dallas Sidebar, Proximo wonders why the Dallas County Commissioners Court thinks they get to micromanage activities of other elected officials. [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 6:56 am
Yesterday I mentioned that McLennan County is lurching toward building a private local jail in Waco in the face of strident opposition, and now I find news of a group in Nacogdoches gearing up to oppose a private prison there that's also backed by local leadership. [read post]
27 Jul 2008, 8:08 am
In Nacogdoches recently, the head of the local economic development corporation told officials the prison would be so nice people would "want to break in. [read post]
24 Jul 2008, 7:37 am
Tyler officials should listen to voters, use new tools to reduce jail overcrowdingNote to MSM: Please stop repeating error on jail overcrowding lawCounties balking at giving officers discretion on low-level arrestsTuff on crime meet reality at the Nacogdoches County JailSheriffs more likely than PDs to welcome new arrest discretionJefferson County works out kinks with new cite and summons authorityHow one Texas county will take advantage of new law to… [read post]
29 Jun 2008, 7:57 am
"Expansion in cases for Texas U.S. [read post]
27 Jun 2008, 10:28 am
"Expansion in cases for Texas U.S. [read post]
19 Jun 2008, 3:51 pm
“Thomas Rusk of Nacogdoches was the first Texan to hold the U.S. [read post]
12 Mar 2008, 5:52 pm
View the article here03/12/2008A former Nacogdoches County deputy was sentenced Wednesday to a little more than eight years in federal prison for child pornography violations in U.S. [read post]
20 Feb 2008, 8:26 am
Levin also suggested that county commissioners could "designate misdemeanors that are non-jailable in that county, which also eliminates indigent defense costs. [read post]
8 Feb 2008, 2:23 am
Here are the incarceration rates for pretrial detainees at Texas' largest county jails: What percentage of Texas county jail inmates are awaiting trial? [read post]
22 Jan 2008, 7:14 pm
Ortiz, No. 07-0497, from Corpus Christi (13th COA) Nacogdoches County Hospital District v. [read post]
9 Jan 2008, 2:04 am
Twice in two years Smith County voters have rejected a new jail, even though the county already has to pay for dozens of out of county beds to incarcerate offenders. [read post]
3 Jan 2008, 7:44 am
Even if current officials (e.g., Chuck Rosenthal in Houston) don't trust officers to make those decisions, their political successors might.RELATED GRITS POSTS:Counties balking at giving officers discretion on low-level arrestsCounties that rejected new jails must now get serious about diversionTuff on crime meet reality at the Nacogdoches County JailSheriffs more likely than PDs to welcome new arrest discretionJefferson County works out kinks with new cite and… [read post]
1 Jan 2008, 10:27 pm
Officials need to get over their fear of being labeled "soft" on drugs and do what's best for their constituents' safety and the county's bottom line.RELATED GRITS POSTS:Counties that rejected new jails must now get serious about diversionTuff on crime meet reality at the Nacogdoches County JailSheriffs more likely than PDs to welcome new arrest discretionJefferson County works out kinks with new cite and summons authorityHow one… [read post]
15 Dec 2007, 3:10 pm
Box 630636 Nacogdoches, TX 75963-0636 Phone: (409) 569-1325; (800) 246-7888 (Toll Free) Fax: (409) 569-0514 Greater Texarkana Area Chapter P. [read post]
7 Nov 2007, 8:44 am
They should start by implementing HB 2391, the only legislation passed in 2007 by the 80th Texas Legislature aimed at reducing jail overcrowding.In both Harris and Smith counties, the Sheriffs and local PDs refused to allow their officers to use new discretion created this year by the Legislature to issue a summons instead of making an arrest for certain low-level, nonviolent offenses. [read post]
14 Oct 2007, 1:22 am
True, many jails are full (pdf), but as in Nacogdoches County, I believe overincarceration in Texas stems largely from decisions by elected officials, not raw demographics beyond their control.Bottom line: Texas pols can either support more jail building or they can support keeping taxes low. [read post]
