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29 Apr 2012, 8:45 am
Would they discover similar shennanigans in Dallas, or Bexar? [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 3:29 pm
Exceeding the national trend, Texas jail populations have reduced 9.5% overall since 2008, according to the Commission on Jail Standards, with Harris and Bexar Counties registering especially significant declines. [read post]
14 Apr 2012, 6:38 am
A rep from the Austin Bexar County crime lab was unhappy this allegation had been brought, declaring emphatically that the FSC wasn't the right place for resolving disputes between lab interpretations. [read post]
7 Apr 2012, 7:54 am
As of March 1, according to the Commission on Jail Standards monthly report (pdf), pretrial detainees made up 63.6% of Texas county jail inmates. [read post]
2 Apr 2012, 11:08 am
Just a couple of years ago, Bexar County paid out a $4.5 million settlement over its strip searching policy at the jail and changed their procedures so that "Only detainees charged with felony crimes or those suspected of having contraband will continue to be searched," a local TV station reported at the time.The ruling overturns a 5th Circuit ruling previously governing jails in Texas which held that jails couldn't strip search inmates arrested for… [read post]
1 Apr 2012, 7:57 am
Vincent Di Maio, former chief medical examiner for Bexar County, was named chairman of the Texas Forensic Science Commission today by Gov. [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 7:00 am
"The short timelines set forth in the court's order makes it physically, fiscally and logistically impossible for DSHS to comply and indicates a lack of appreciation for the magnitude of the task and the complications inherent in implementing the terms of the order," the state wrote in its motion.The attorney general has also appealed the ruling with the state's 3rd Court of Appeals.See prior, related Grits posts:BSG (Broke State Goverment) seeking forensic mental health beds… [read post]
23 Mar 2012, 8:49 am
A presentation this morning at the Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit's mental health seminar by Dr. [read post]
16 Mar 2012, 4:37 am
Department of Justice as part of an ongoing review of the new voter ID law.The "matching" exercises conducted by the state showed up to 22 percent of Bexar County voters apparently lacked the IDs, as well as 20 percent in Dallas County and 19 percent in Harris County, based on the Chronicle's review of the state data.Here's the Chronicle's summary of the rate of voters with no state ID in selected larger counties:Why do so… [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 11:59 am
Policy-makers and TJJD should support positive staff interactions by increasing funding for training programs at state and county facilities, such as Bexar County’s successful Restraint and Seclusion Reduction Initiative training program. [read post]
9 Mar 2012, 1:50 pm
Legal professionals in our area can explain child custody laws in Bexar County and the concept of conservatorship. [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 9:35 am
Metropolitan areas, such as Harris, Bexar, Dallas and Travis counties, have used managed care plans for years. [read post]
1 Mar 2012, 10:44 am
The Bexar County jury deliberated for about four and a half hours before handing down the punishment. [read post]
23 Feb 2012, 11:29 am
"What we're doing now is looking into which labs are capable of doing the testing in the shortest amount of time," Rico Valdez, an assistant Bexar County district attorney who handles capital case appeals, said. [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 12:37 pm
Bexar and Harris counties have outstanding numbers of deaths associated with DWI incidents. [read post]
10 Feb 2012, 3:04 pm
In addition to allowing a full public airing of the evidence, the Bexar County state district judge said the unique legal proceeding would allow Anderson, who is now a district judge, the opportunity to clear his name. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 5:43 am
(For that matter, I'm unclear whether the Court of Criminal Appeals would get the case or the Texas Supreme Court - I suspect the latter.) [read post]
3 Feb 2012, 6:51 am
I don't understand why reducing the jail population at the Bexar County Jail hasn't reduced staffing needs, but Grits will be surprised if an independent analysis comes in too far below the TCJS estimate of how many jailers are needed.See related Grits posts:Bexar commissioners wonder why 1,000 fewer prisoners brings no budget savings Bexar jail personnel problems glaring Reduced jail population spurs budget, staffing cuts at Bexar jail, but do they go… [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 9:44 am
The Dallas County Jail right now houses roughly 7,800 inmates, according to comments by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards this morning, down from more than 10,000 at its height. [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 8:48 am
Bexar County has a special mental health court for dealing with mentally ill defendants. [read post]
