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28 Nov 2007, 1:49 am
Smith County District Judge Carole Clark writes in to the blog Smith Counth: Tell the Truth to explain under what circumstances the county incarcerates probationers for non-payment of child support, a practice the county began in 2002. [read post]
12 Aug 2008, 5:24 pm
" If that choice becomes explicit - especially given the last two landslide jail bond failures - I think I can guess which way Smith County would go. [read post]
29 May 2008, 4:55 am
Reported the Tyler Morning Telegraph ("Judge: New court would clear out Smith County jail," May 28):State District Judge Cynthia Stevens Kent says adding one or more new courts would do more to solve Smith County's jail overcrowding problem than adding ever-higher numbers of new jail beds.In a meeting of the Council of District Judges, she said Smith County should ask the Texas Legislature to create at… [read post]
2 Nov 2008, 7:46 am
" It's a possibility even jail supporters in Smith County concede. [read post]
30 Jul 2008, 4:33 pm
Reports the Tyler Morning Telegraph ("Officials unveil scaled down jail facility for November ballot," July 30):A new jail bond proposal on the November ballot will ask Smith County voters to approve a $59.6 million plan for 694 new beds in a jail tower adjacent to the existing downtown facility. [read post]
13 Aug 2019, 7:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Reported the Telegraph:While Smith County has 0.8% of the state’s population, the county jail had 1.2% of the state’s county jail population in 2019. [read post]
1 May 2011, 7:10 am by Gritsforbreakfast
According to GAWTP:At the last Smith County Commissioners' Court Meeting (April 25) Sherriff Smith reported the out-of-county jail population was 70. [read post]
3 Sep 2007, 1:28 am
The jail diversion program was begun after Smith County voters overwhelmingly rejected jail bonds last year. [read post]
4 Jun 2008, 2:14 pm
What do voters have to do to send a message to the Smith County Commissioners Court they don't want new jail bonds? [read post]
24 Jul 2016, 3:13 am by Edward Smith
Shasta County Jail Crash Shasta County Jail Crash I’m Ed Smith, a Redding Auto Accident Lawyer. [read post]
7 May 2009, 6:26 am
Jail proponents got their butts whipped in Smith County elections three years running, so it's definitely time they gave it a rest.There ARE ways for Smith and other counties with overcrowding problems to reduce the "bleeding," though, if courts and jails utilize more diversion programs, focusing use of the jail more on safety concerns and less on money making ventures.Meanwhile, the Dallas News today has an editorial… [read post]
27 May 2020, 9:37 am by Grabel & Associates
Smith was sentenced to ten months in the Wayne County Jail back in 2016 for a felony charge of malicious destruction of property along with admitting that he brandished a gun and fired shots at his ex-wife’s car. [read post]
22 Jul 2010, 6:08 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Judging from statements in this KLTV-Tyler story, you can already count 3 of 5 votes on the Smith County Commissioners Court who are sold on bypassing voters to expand the county jail. [read post]
21 Sep 2008, 7:46 am
In Tyler, a pro-jail committee will announce itself Monday in support of Smith County's third jail bond ballot in three years, reports the Morning Telegraph: The "Finally! [read post]
7 Nov 2007, 8:44 am
Smith County commissioners should go back to Judge Kent, hat in hand, and ask her to provide leadership to face the county's overincarceration problem head on. [read post]
16 Oct 2007, 11:14 pm
The Tyler Morning Telegraph this morning published an op ed I wrote opposing new Smith County jail bonds, but as a long letter to the editor instead of a column. [read post]
4 Feb 2007, 5:13 am
UPDATE: The Cameron County tent jail has been torn down. [read post]