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5 Apr 2020, 4:35 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The exact mechanics vary but the Galveston jail population is down 20 percent, Travis County is down some 600 people, and Dallas County - where 20 inmates have tested positive - is down a few hundred.In addition to f***ing up the jails, prisons, courts and every aspect of life in general, the coronavirus is f***ing up death. [read post]
1 Apr 2020, 10:41 am by Amy Starnes
— The Dallas Morning News McLennan County courts convert to videoconferencing with COVID-19 restrictions — McLennan County’s two felony court judges, Matt Johnson and Ralph Strother, have set up videoconferences in an attempt to keep their dockets moving somewhat and to assist in easing the jail population. [read post]
Examples of essential daily activities include: Going to a grocery store or gas station Visiting parks Hunting or fishing Engaging in physical activity like jogging or bicycling Updates to metro areas’ stay-at-home orders Dallas County Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has again amended the shelter-in-place order issued for Dallas County (Dallas County Order). [read post]
  As not all Texas counties have operating websites, counsel should contact the courts in those counties by telephone. [read post]
  As not all Texas counties have operating websites, counsel should contact the courts in those counties by telephone. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 7:46 am by Amy Starnes
— The Dallas Morning News Texas’ Attorney General says cities and counties can’t restrict gun sales under emergency orders — Gun sales can continue even as cities and counties curb nonessential business in light of COVID-19, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 7:41 am by Greta Ravitsky and Anastasia A. Regne
Anyone who violates the Austin Order will face penalties, including a fine of up to $1,000 or up to 180 days in jail Dallas’ Stay Home Stay Safe Order On March 24, 2020, Mayor Eric Johnson issued emergency regulations that apply a previously-issued Dallas County Stay Home Stay Safe Order to five counties that comprise the City of Dallas: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Counties. [read post]
27 Mar 2020, 10:16 am by Michael Lowe
Within a week’s time, COVID-19 was been confirmed at Lychner State Jail near Houston, as well as at the Holliday Unit in Huntsville and at the Dallas County Jail. [read post]
26 Mar 2020, 9:11 am by Amy Starnes
 — The Texas prison system and Dallas County both reported the first Texas cases of inmates testing positive for the new coronavirus this week. [read post]
Dallas County On March 23, 2020, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins issued a revised amended order (the Dallas County Order) directing all individuals currently living within Dallas County to shelter at their place of residence. [read post]
24 Mar 2020, 7:23 am by Amy Starnes
— The Dallas Morning News Can my landlord ask if I am sick with coronavirus? [read post]
23 Mar 2020, 8:29 am by Amy Starnes
(Subscription required) — Houston Chronicle Dallas’ criminal justice community worries about canceled jury trials, jail population amid coronavirus concerns — Commissioner John Wiley Price is concerned that the county jail will quickly become overcrowded. [read post]
29 Feb 2020, 12:14 pm by Michael Lowe
  Felony arrests in Dallas usually will be assigned to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, for example. [read post]
28 Feb 2020, 12:30 pm by John Ross
" When a quinquagenarian detainee at Cobb County, Ga. jail politely asks a guard to make a phone call, the guard shoves the detainee to the concrete floor, breaking his hip. [read post]
29 Jan 2020, 5:36 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Grits is grateful; I'd intended to compile a long, greatest-hits post for Ogg as a bookend to this one about Travis County DA Margaret Moore, so they've saved me the trouble.Bexar County Jail deaths argue for bail reformAt the Texas Observer, Michael Barajas examines recent deaths in the Bexar County Jail, a topic which  led the Express-News recently to call for an audit. [read post]
23 Dec 2019, 7:35 pm by Carabin Shaw
Cantu has been charged with Intoxication Assault and is currently being held on bail at the El Paso County jail. [read post]