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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
According to the most recent TCJS jail population report (pdf), as of Jan. 1 the Dallas Jail had just 5,741 inmates, which would amount to more than a 40% reduction, from the 10,000+ max.This news comes on the heels of reports that Harris County (Houston) has 31% fewer inmates than their maximum just a few years ago, while the Bexar County Jail population is down 22% from 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]
1 Feb 2012, 7:30 am
Here's a notable excerpt:In San Antonio, criminal defendants in need of a bed in a state psychiatric facility are routinely spending months in the Bexar County jail waiting for transfer.Late last week, there were 17 inmates at the Bexar County jail awaiting transfer to a state hospital bed. [read post]
29 Jan 2012, 6:54 am
”Williamson County saved $3.2 million from 2005-08 through reduced jail bookings and necessary medications in jail, while Bexar County has saved “at least” an estimated $5 million annually through a similar program, Wood previously told commissioners. [read post]
24 Jan 2012, 9:55 am
Beginning on February 27th, once this grace period has expired, the San Antonio Police Department, Bexar County Sheriffs and other local law enforcement agencies will begin working together to “round up” fugitives. [read post]
23 Jan 2012, 5:54 am
I don't think Harris, Bexar, and Liberty will be the last counties we hear of in the next 3-5 years reducing jail populations to save costs. [read post]
19 Jan 2012, 4:10 am
As such, holding the position does not require taking an oath of office or providing any written statements.Oddly, in 2009, Harris County went before the 1st Court of Appeals to argue that Sanchez was a judicial officer and as such could not be barred from performing an autopsy opposed by the deceased’s family for religious reasons.Harris County was joined in its position by Tarrant, Dallas, Bexar, El Paso and other medical examiner counties. [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 2:02 pm
Of the largest counties, Harris and Bexar have no worries, but Dallas, Travis, Tarrant, El Paso, and many other counties all have significant remedial work to do to avoid losing grant funds. [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 8:28 am
The first person set to be executed in 2012 is a Hispanic inmate, Rodrigo Hernandez, from Bexar County. [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 3:52 am
HHSC intends to submit to CMS a request to amend the Youth Empowerment Services waiver to expand the geographical area of the waiver to include Tarrant County in addition to Bexar and Travis Counties. [read post]
16 Jan 2012, 6:40 am
Skinner has a good excuse.See prior, related Grits posts:Growth in forensic commitments exacerbates shortage of state mental hospital beds Judge orders state hospital to take more competency restoration patients Competency restoration process sounds crazy to columnist Few bills proposed at Lege to remedy statewide crisis in competency restorationHarris County pleads case for mental health, probation/diversion funds in state budgetJail deaths implicate state oversight, competency restoration… [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 8:05 am
When Brendan Gill took his first job out of law school at Bexar County Legal Aid in 1971, he was told it was probably going to be a temporary gig. [read post]
31 Dec 2011, 4:51 am
” The offender is a Bandera County native whose case was heard in Bexar County. [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 10:58 am
The San Antonio police and Bexar County sheriffs certainly will be. [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 7:44 am
http://www.eswr.com/docs/listing/proposedlistings.htm and below, as of Dec. 19. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 8:09 am
Morton and his lawyers asked Harle, a Bexar County state district judge, to launch an unprecedented court of inquiry to determine whether Ken Anderson broke state laws and violated professional ethics codes by withholding evidence when he prosecuted Morton. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 5:37 am
I don't know who's right about the jail staffing question in Bexar County, but it seems to me a factual dispute, not an ideological one. [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 10:10 am
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed a decision yesterday where the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio allowed Bexar County trial prosecutors to make an end-run around basic constitutional hearsay protections in a case where the defendant was accused of sexually abusing his step-daughter. [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 7:01 am
El Tribunal de Apelaciones Criminales de Texas revocó una decisión ayer en la cual la Cuarta Corte de Apelaciones en San Antonio permitió que fiscales de Bexar County eviten protección constitucional básica en un caso en donde el demandado fue acusado de abuso sexual sobre su ahijada. [read post]
