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11 Feb 2010, 10:18 am by Steve Hall
Montgomery County prosecutors insist evidence shows Trotter was killed before Swearingen was in jail. [read post]
12 Nov 2013, 6:58 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Los Angeles Times reported that:Williamson County Dist. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 6:28 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Reports Kevin Krause at the Dallas News (Nov. 27, behind paywall):Dallas County officials and homeless advocates say millions of dollars in planned state cuts to mental health care will severely tax an already overburdened system and could lead to increases in the homeless and jail inmate populations.Money for Dallas County and six neighboring counties that receive mental health services under a privatized system called NorthStar… [read post]
23 Feb 2013, 7:51 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Shooting hogs form helicopters is still okay.Harris County won't privatize jailToo much risk and uncertain savings. [read post]
13 Oct 2016, 10:26 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In-state geographic disparities were notable in Texas: For example, 53 percent of drug arrests in Harris County are for marijuana, compared to 39 percent in Dallas County.The report authors found that, "the majority of people convicted of drug possession in Texas are sentenced to some form of incarceration. [read post]
10 Nov 2008, 3:21 pm
Biederman & Burleson, P.L.L.C. 2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300 Frisco, TX 75034 Toll Free: (866) 439-2182 Toll Free Fax: (800) 933-0891 The Frisco, Texas, criminal defense law firm of Biederman & Burleson, P.L.L.C., represents people who have been accused of probation violations in Texas, including in communities such as Plano, Allen, McKinney, Frisco, Dallas, Richardson, The Colony, Wylie, Denton, Prosper, Addison, Celina, Garland, Fort Worth, as well as Collin… [read post]
30 Jul 2020, 9:41 am by Nicole Zayas Fortier
Dallas, Texas Dallas District Attorney John Creuzot swiftly decided that decarceration was the best route to slow the coronavirus in jails. [read post]
13 Jul 2016, 12:03 pm by Michael Lowe
” According to the federal studies, Dallas County along with nearby Hunt County and Kaufman County are among the highest in drug poisoning death rates due to opioid overdoses in the state. [read post]
7 Oct 2015, 6:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Dallas Police Chief David Brown looks like he'll survive a no-confidence vote by the department's largest union. [read post]
18 Aug 2014, 8:53 am
Dallas County again leads the cringe-worthy list of where your chance of being hit by a noninsured driver is the greatest. [read post]
30 Sep 2018, 7:40 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Here are a few odds and ends that deserve Grits readers' attention:Top Bexar jailer resigns amidst crime spree by subordinatesThe SA Express-News reported that the top supervisor at the Bexar County Jail has resigned "amid a troubling year for the Sheriff’s Office, which has struggled with escape attempts from the jail and the arrest of 20 deputies on a variety of criminal charges, including domestic abuse, assaulting inmates and driving while intoxicated. [read post]
24 Jul 2013, 3:00 pm by Michael Lowe
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins Craig Watkins has been the Top District Attorney of Dallas County since 2006, and he’s fighting hard against allegations of prosecutorial misconduct coming out of mortgage fraud charges that were filed against Al Hill III. [read post]
20 Feb 2019, 9:45 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Sridhar Natarajan, was frequently drunk at work, used county facilities for his private practice, and, most seriously, took bribes to change the results of autopsies. [read post]
3 Jun 2008, 7:01 am
Since late last year, inmates at the Travis County Jail have been able to receive e-mails through the service, which is provided by Dallas-based Securus Technologies. [read post]
11 Nov 2008, 3:47 am
Experienced Collin County DWI Trial Lawyers The Law Offices of Biederman & Burleson, P.L.L.C., is a Frisco, Texas criminal defense law firm concentrating in drunk driving cases including Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Boating While Intoxicated (BWI) Intoxicated Assault and Intoxication Manslaughter and all other alcohol related offenses in Frisco, Plano, Dallas, Denton, Collin County, Dallas County, Denton… [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 10:59 am by Lisa Graybill, ACLU of Texas
Chambers, an African-American man, passed away last November in the Dallas County Jail awaiting his fourth capital sentencing trial for the 1975 murder of Michael McMahan, a white man. [read post]
19 Jun 2007, 12:59 am
County Commissioners are also considering expanding the jail in Huntsville.Hutto Litigation UpdateThe Texas Observer blog has an update on the litigation at the Hutto immigrant family detention facility. [read post]