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20 Oct 2008, 10:05 am
By contrast, for example, McLennan County (Waco) has a larger jail than Smith and a bigger population but houses only 49 pretrial misdemeants and 57 state jail felons, according to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.The line "More people means more incarceration" may sound reasonable, but it doesn't explain Smith County's jail population figures and neither does rising crime. [read post]
17 Oct 2008, 7:26 am
Curtis Hand, director of McLennan County Adult Probation, says the gathering is not optional or just for those who can make it. [read post]
27 Sep 2008, 1:41 pm
SHAW), CO-INDEPENDENT EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF MARTHA LILLIAN ATTAWAY GRUETZNER (A/K/A MARTHA LILLIAN ATTAWAY GRUETSNER); from McLennan County; 10th district (10-06-00136-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-30-07) Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 59.1, after granting the petition for review and without hearing oral argument, the Court affirms in part and reverses in part the court of appeals' judgment and remands the case to the trial court. [read post]
24 Sep 2008, 12:51 pm
The Austin-based Texas Civil Rights Project has filed suit against the McLennan County jail to stop its practice of strip searching inmates. [read post]
7 Sep 2008, 9:43 pm
WEAVER; from McLennan County; 10th district (10-06-00207-CV, 231 SW3d 441, 07-11-07)Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 59.1, after granting the petition for review and without hearing oral argument, the Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment and renders judgment. [read post]
6 Sep 2008, 3:05 am
A hearing was held this week was held in Waco, Texas to determine whether the trial of a local civic leader should be moved out of McLennan County. [read post]
30 Aug 2008, 5:06 pm
WEAVER; from McLennan County; 10th district(10-06-00207-CV, 231 SW3d 441, 07-11-07)Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 59.1, after granting the petition for review and withouthearing oral argument, the Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment and renders judgment.Per Curiam OpinionGuitar Holding Co., LP v. [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]
14 Aug 2008, 8:06 am
In Waco, McLennan County's on-again, off-again private jail plan is back on after a contentious, 3-2 commissioners court vote yesterday, reports the Waco Tribune Herald ("McLennan County Commissioners approve hiring company to build additional jail," Aug. 14).Commissioner Joe Mashek argued McLennan County didn't need three jails, that they should simply take over the facility downtown presently operated by a private prison… [read post]
11 Aug 2008, 6:11 pm
Questions Remain About Conditions for Texas Detainees Evacuated After Hurricane DollyNo New Private Jail in McLennan County: Will County Take Back CEC/Civigenics JailWaco Tribune Editorializes Against New JailRelatedly, a couple of readers emailed to ask what happened to the links to other blogs in Grits sidebar. [read post]
6 Aug 2008, 8:10 am
Just to update a topic Grits has been tracking recently, the McLennan County Commissioners voted against privatizing their local jail.UPDATE: The Texas Commission on Jail Standards meets in Austin tomorrow (Thursday, Aug. 7 - here's the agenda) and will hear an update on McLennan's appeal of a TCJS remedial order that's driving commissioners' push for expanding jail capacity.See prior, related Grits posts:Commissioner wants off jail… [read post]
19 Jul 2008, 8:23 am
This week, Kutscherousky remains in the McLennan County Jail awaiting transfer to prison to begin serving her two-year sentence. [read post]
13 Jul 2008, 7:38 am
That's because the McLennan County Commissioners Court proposes significantly overbuilding the jail so a private contractor can make extra money renting out space to others. [read post]
8 Jul 2008, 3:54 pm
Reported the Tribune-Herald ("McLennan County Sheriff Officers Association leader calls on Sheriff to oppose jail privatization," July 8):The president of the McLennan County Sheriff Officer's Association is calling for Sheriff Larry Lynch to put an end this morning to further consideration of privatizing county jail facilities. [read post]
7 Jul 2008, 5:11 pm
JOHNSON SURVEY, MARION COUNTY, TEXAS AND A .22 CALIBER RUGER SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL v. [read post]
2 Jul 2008, 6:18 pm
WALGREEN COMPANY; from Harris County; 14th district (14-06-00962-CV, 243 SW3d 183, 10-11-07)[Dissenting opinion in 14-06-00962-CV]08-0212 THE ESTATE OF STEPHEN ELLIS ALEXANDER; from McLennan County; 10th district (10-06-00360-CV, 250 SW3d 461, 01-30-08)08-0242 UNITED PLAZA-MIDLAND L.L.C. v. [read post]
28 May 2008, 12:14 pm
According to these data from the Commission on Jail Standards (pdf), McLennan County has the second highest incarceration rate in Texas among counties with more than 200,000 people, incarcerating more than 4 people per 1,000 residents. [read post]
28 May 2008, 11:55 am
The line about putting inmates on a cruise ship for $61 per day is funny, but it displays a pretty grave misunderstanding of the private prison market in Texas. [read post]
23 May 2008, 1:13 pm
JIMMY AND CAROLYN DOWELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF JONATHAN LANCE DOWELL, DECEASED; from McLennan County; 10th district (10-02-00026-CV, 167 S.W.3d 48, 03-30-05) (Dissent by Justice Tom Gray)- consolidated with - Pettit, D.O. v. [read post]
13 Apr 2008, 8:13 am
" Bobby Campos, director of McLennan County's juvenile justice center, said abolishing TYC would be a "knee-jerk reaction" to the sexual abuse scandal and cover-up that racked the agency last year. [read post]
