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19 Jan 2008, 11:37 pm
Just a few jail-related headlines from around the state:Staffing improved, though Dallas jail still fails inspectionThe Dallas County Jail failed its state inspection last week for the fifth straight year. [read post]
16 Jan 2008, 10:39 pm
Reported the News ("Overtime bill at Dallas jail tops $9 million," Jan. 16):Sheriff Lupe Valdez's department spent more than $9 million on overtime at the five jails during fiscal 2007, according to a report made public Tuesday by the county auditor's office.Some guards volunteered to work long hours to make up for staffing shortages, doubling their salaries with overtime. [read post]
14 Jan 2008, 7:23 am
Sam Allen, Dallas lawyer Peter Schulte and Roy H. [read post]
12 Jan 2008, 1:30 am
He'd have served his jail sentence long before now if Dallas and Travis County Jails weren't completely full.The shift toward greater pretrial detention at the expense of actual, judicially awarded sentences is a relatively recent one. [read post]
10 Jan 2008, 9:02 am
" At the time, state officials had just taken over execution duties from county sheriffs. [read post]
9 Jan 2008, 2:04 am
Dean's story parrots the false assessment from the Dallas News that Travis County is the only jurisdiction using the new authority. [read post]
8 Jan 2008, 10:32 am
We also have established a unit that works directly with the county's probation department, the constables and the Sheriff's Department to locate probation absconders and get them back into custody. [read post]
5 Jan 2008, 1:31 am
But we've seen scandals take down Sheriffs in Dallas, Bexar and Potter Counties regarding allegedly improper or bribe-influenced commissary contracts, so it'll be interesting to see which contracts related to county jails wind up being wrapped into the investigation.It wasn't that long ago that the Cameron County Sheriff was convicted of escorting drug smugglers through his county, and San Antonio city council members went… [read post]
5 Jan 2008, 12:51 am
"2007 annual report on Texas judiciary availableI've already done a couple of posts based on data from the Office of Court Administration's annual report on the Texas judiciary, but if you're interested in seeing the whole thing, which is chock full of interesting data, it's available here.No transition team yet for new Dallas jail wingDallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez has been criticized, sometimes justly, for her failure to turn around problems at the… [read post]
3 Jan 2008, 7:44 am
Yes, I know, Tiara Ellis reported in the Dallas News on New Years' Eve that the new law "is being used only in Travis County," and the AP included the line in the story y'all received over the wires.But that's not true, okay? [read post]
1 Jan 2008, 10:27 pm
In counties like Harris, Dallas and Bexar where jail overcrowding has reached crisis levels, IMO it borders on irresponsible not to use this discretion. [read post]
31 Dec 2007, 3:28 am
In Dallas, more than a dozen Democratic politicos were accused of various corruption charges by the feds in 2007, including state Rep. [read post]
26 Dec 2007, 9:25 am
I'm also afraid that's what will happen with President Bush's proposed funding for Mexican law enforcement.Finally, in the honorable mention category, I suggested that in 2007, "Dallas Dems must now put up or shut up on criminal justice," arguing specifically that Sheriff Lupe Valdez and new DA Craig Watkins in Dallas County must each step up to solve problems they inherited from their predecessors. [read post]
26 Nov 2007, 8:01 pm
"Riverside County sheriff's Chief Deputy Randy Throne said he could not respond to criticisms of the department's participation in the January 2006 operation because the issue might be raised in cases headed to trial.But in the days following the sting, then-Sheriff Bob Doyle said the department agreed to participate because the national exposure would send a "strong message to these dirtbags to stop preying on kids. [read post]
23 Nov 2007, 11:55 pm
"Bexar Sheriff corruption may pave way for 'tent city'An unexpected consequence of the resignation of the Bexar County Sheriff on corruption charges: The Commissioners Court has appointed as an interim replacement someone who supports their pet "tent jail" proposal which the previous Sheriff opposed. [read post]
18 Nov 2007, 5:08 am
I don't know, why wouldn't you pick Dallas County? [read post]
8 Nov 2007, 7:39 am
" Willett stands next to a sign that tells the history of capital punishment from the days when the county sheriff conducted public hangings. [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 8:44 pm
Commissioner attorney Steve Downs will take a look into creating the new ordinance.In other county business, Chief Probation Officer Dallas Duggan requested additional help for his department.Duggan explained that with Wabash County Drug Court still growing, so has additional work for the probation department. [read post]
19 Oct 2007, 4:09 am
Reported the Dallas News, theDallas-based company [was] at the center of an earlier case - which has since been dropped - against former Dallas County Sheriff Jim Bowles. [read post]
18 Oct 2007, 3:37 am
Before getting back to a few extant TYC-related topics, I wanted to point Grits readers to several news and blog items I've seen this week:More full county jailsHays County south of Austin has a full jail, while the just-indicted Potter County's Sheriff (neighboring Amarillo) says he's not to blame for jail overcrowding. [read post]
