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12 Jan 2015, 12:13 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
In this case, it was Democratic Sheriff Adrian Garcia who reduced visitation hours in Harris County to among the  lowest among large Texas jurisdictions:Garcia cut visitation to the county jail in 2011 - from seven to four days - a move the sheriff said at the time would save $1.3 million annually in overtime pay for detention officers as the county faced a budgetary crisis. [read post]
19 Oct 2007, 4:09 am
Sounds to me like it's time to revive that special prosecutor's investigation against Mid America Services, which holds other jail commissary contracts around the state including in Tarrant County. [read post]
18 Jun 2013, 5:13 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Critics including the Tarrant County Sheriff say that amounts to operating a "debtor's prison." [read post]
7 Apr 2008, 5:30 pm
View the article here04/07/2008A suspected child molester killed himself inside the Parker County Justice Center on Sunday morning, officials said.Corrections officers found Frankie Lewis Tucker lying on the floor of his cell at about 10:45 a.m., according to a news release issued by Sheriff Larry Fowler.The 55-year-old Weatherford man choked himself with an electric cord from a portable radio that he tied to a metal table, the release stated.Officers, medical personnel and… [read post]
21 Feb 2018, 3:47 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Tarrant is the only county in the state where arrestees weren't taken directly to the county jail, reported the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. [read post]
2 Mar 2020, 10:56 am by Texas Legal News
During the morning hours of March 1, Rendon Fire Departments and EMS, alongside the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department, responded to an accident at the Burleson Motocross Park located at 2140 Burleson Retta Road. [read post]
20 Apr 2020, 4:14 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
 There are currently 327 Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies, detention officers and support staff on quarantine for possible COVID-19 exposure. [read post]
23 Dec 2015, 8:41 am by William K. Berenson
Ethan Couch is the most wanted man in Texas, according to Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson -- and probably in the United States. [read post]
12 May 2011, 9:47 am
It took News 8 only 10 minutes with a Dallas County Sheriff to pull over an 18-wheeler carrying illegal corrosives right through the center of Dallas. [read post]
26 Dec 2006, 11:27 pm
Pretrial detentionBail blunders boost bulging Harris jail populationHarris detains low-risk offenders for no reasonBail policies juice Tarrant jail overcrowdingTarrant County bail politics keeps jails fullTyler jail overcrowding solutions unveiledPretrial diversion = Erath County's overincarceration solution [read post]
23 Jan 2018, 2:15 pm
In the Texas counties of Tarrant and Travis, each day of additional detention (up to 30 days) increased the likelihood of conviction by 2 percent. [read post]
1 May 2011, 12:24 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
" With a jail population of more than 10,000, Harris County jails more than Dallas and Tarrant counties combined. [read post]
22 May 2015, 2:59 pm by William K. Berenson
 Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, Tarrant County sheriff's deputies and all city police departments have implemented a no refusal policy for this Memorial Day weekend. [read post]
9 Aug 2013, 8:08 am by Adam Kielich
The speed a case can go to trial in Tarrant County can be different from Dallas County or any other county. [read post]
8 Jul 2008, 2:55 pm
John Thompson of the sheriff's office. [read post]
7 May 2024, 5:22 am by Benson Varghese
Successfully Suing for an Inmate’s Death is No Ordinary Undertaking If you’ve been following local news, you’ll see there have been 54 jail deaths in the last five years in Tarrant County. [read post]
7 May 2024, 5:22 am by Benson Varghese
Successfully Suing for an Inmate’s Death is No Ordinary Undertaking If you’ve been following local news, you’ll see there have been 54 jail deaths in the last five years in Tarrant County. [read post]
7 May 2024, 5:22 am by Benson Varghese
Successfully Suing for an Inmate’s Death is No Ordinary Undertaking If you’ve been following local news, you’ll see there have been 54 jail deaths in the last five years in Tarrant County. [read post]