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11 Apr 2016, 4:12 pm by Michael Kraut
For drivers with land-based vehicles, California Vehicle Codes 23152(a) and 23152(b) set the penalties for misdemeanor DUI, which can include jail time, fines, license suspension and, in some counties, mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device. [read post]
30 Mar 2016, 4:04 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
" Senators consider mental health and jailsThe Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee today has a hearing 1t 1:30 p.m. on an interim charge directing them to "evaluate the current guidelines and practices in county and municipal jails relating to the health, welfare, and safety of those in custody. [read post]
30 Mar 2016, 12:46 pm by Michael Lowe
(Misdemeanors at any level, class A, B, or C, carry with them a penalty of no time behind bars or the maximum of one year in the local county jail). [read post]
17 Mar 2016, 3:25 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
In Dallas County, a Farmer's Branch officer has been indicted on murder charges after killing an unarmed 16-year old he'd chased into neighboring Addison. [read post]
16 Mar 2016, 11:12 am by Michael Lowe
Theft over $1500 is a state jail felony, and if convicted, the defendant can face 180 days to 2 years in a State Jail Facility. [read post]
1 Mar 2016, 7:40 am by Sarah Klein
Read More The post Dallas County Jail Is Ordered to Audit Mental Health Procedures appeared first on . [read post]
28 Feb 2016, 10:26 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Some investigators who reviewed "officer-involved" shootings failed to interview witnesses or appeared to disregard statements that conflicted with officers' accounts, records show.In at least three of the five investigative reports, officers reviewing shootings accepted explanations from HPD officers even when forensic evidence such as blood spatter patterns, locations of wounds and HPD communication records appeared to conflict with the shooters' defense of their… [read post]
28 Feb 2016, 10:23 am by John Floyd
Seven days later the disgraced DA pleaded guilty to a Class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 45 days in the county jail. [read post]
24 Feb 2016, 11:17 am by Michael Lowe
Like one inmate who testified that Mozee had confessed he did the killing while they were both behind bars in the Dallas jail. [read post]
24 Feb 2016, 7:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" Strong accusations, and Baird is a credible messenger, particularly among Travis County Democrats. [read post]
21 Feb 2016, 7:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In Harris County, for example, the Sheriff responded to a scandal of failed oversight by slashing in half the number of compliance officers tasked with uncovering such failures. [read post]
18 Feb 2016, 8:00 am by Cecelia Lawshe
Dallas and Forth Worth police are both investigating the incident. [read post]
4 Feb 2016, 4:29 am by Gritsforbreakfast
See a column in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from their president on the topic.Incarcerating poor pregnant women pretrial in Tarrant CountyIn the Star-Telegram, see a story about women taking prenatal classes in the Tarrant County Jail. [read post]
3 Feb 2016, 12:59 pm by Michael Lowe
Dallas Jailer Kicks Inmate in Stomach: Caught on Body Cam Last summer, Dallas County Jail Guard Dee Hart was fired after serving five years on the job with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department. [read post]
3 Feb 2016, 6:36 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Your correspondent was briefly quoted in the Dallas News' coverage of the latest annual report from the National Exoneration Registry, available here.Texas saw 54 exonerations in 2015, 42 of which were drug cases from Harris County. [read post]
28 Jan 2016, 7:45 am by Gritsforbreakfast
”From the Dallas News:“I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen a law that the unintended consequences have had such a negative effect on our public,” said Harris County Criminal Court Judge Jean Spradling Hughes.Critics of the program, which was created in 2003, have long said it is unfair to poor Texans. [read post]
15 Jan 2016, 6:42 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Dallas County - 5 deaths Brazos, Fort Bend, Liberty, Webb, & Williamson Counties all had 3 people die in each of their jails within this past year. [read post]
9 Jan 2016, 9:27 am by Gritsforbreakfast
(The Dallas City Council just okayed a similar policy for pot arrests.)If judges and the DA embrace these programs, the plan could work. [read post]