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13 Jan 2012, 8:28 am
Warrick County Sheriff's Dept. [read post]
29 Mar 2020, 10:19 pm
At this time, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 11:21 am
Thanks to Alan Bernstein at the Harris County Sheriff's Office for arranging a tour of the Harris jail last week, which I visited to receive a first-hand pitch regarding why Sheriff Adrian Garcia wants to expand facilities. [read post]
22 Apr 2008, 7:26 am
The Houston Chronicle Reported, The passenger in a weekend traffic accident in north Harris County has died and investigators plan to ask prosecutors to upgrade a charge against the driver, sheriff's officials said. [read post]
28 Dec 2020, 9:06 am
Harris County, TX (December 28, 2020) – One person has lost their life following a motor vehicle accident in Harris County early Monday morning. [read post]
13 May 2010, 7:22 pm
Commissioners Court approved the payments Tuesday to settle lawsuits against the Harris County Sheriff's Office. [read post]
5 Nov 2016, 7:33 am
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards this week approved having inmates sleep on plastic cots on the floor at the Harris County Jail, which already ships out hundreds of inmates to be housed in other counties. [read post]
25 Jul 2009, 1:02 am
In the wake of a harsh findings letter from the US Justice Department that could presage federal litigation, Harris County has created a jail "czar" position which will be held by former District Judge Caprice Cosper. [read post]
1 Feb 2007, 11:22 am
According to a "world-reknowned forensic expert" testifying in federal court, the Harris County Sheriff's Office conducts "intentionally substandard investigations" when one of their deputies shoots someone. [read post]
13 Feb 2020, 1:00 pm
In 2017, Harris County, Texas Sheriff Ed Gonzalez cited the 287(g) program’s $675,000 cost to the sheriff’s office as a reason to end the agreement. [read post]
25 Aug 2009, 10:32 pm
The family of Christopher Harris, age 29, who suffered a serious brain injury when he we knocked down and hit his head after being chased by two Metro Transit police officers, have filed a $25 million tort claim against the King County Sheriff's Office. [read post]
2 Aug 2008, 10:27 am
While Smith County (Tyler) voters will vote on proposed jail bonds in November for the third time in as many years, in Houston the Harris County Commissioners Court wisely declined to subject voters to a second jail bond election this November, suggesting they may ask again next May or even sometime beyond that. [read post]
23 Jan 2016, 7:06 am
Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman nearly halved the number of employees focused on compliance with jail standards despite critical, well-documented problems with jail safety issues. [read post]
21 Jan 2013, 9:26 am
The question deserves further investigation.Looking beyond those few, crowded jails to the big picture, however, compared to just a few years ago when the largest Texas counties exceeded capacity and Harris County was shipping prisoners off to Louisiana, Texas' jail overcrowding problems have largely subsided statewide, especially in the largest jurisdictions. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 2:15 pm
Harris County has the largest tab — estimated at $7.6 million. [read post]
1 Oct 2014, 11:05 am
See her press release.Instead of being arrested, "Individuals who are detained by the Houston Police Department or Harris County Sheriff’s Office will be taken to a substation to confirm their identity and to be fingerprinted and then will be offered the First Chance Intervention Program. [read post]
11 Jan 2011, 8:47 am
Reports AP:Snitching could lead to up to $5,000 for Harris County Jail inmates as investigators encourage detainees to phone in tips to Crime Stoppers.The Houston Chronicle reports Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia planned to announce the program Tuesday.Garcia says inmates have crucial information that could help deputies solve or prevent crimes. [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 6:51 pm
But Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia’s in-house flack, Alan Bernstein, got a burr under his saddle and rattled off an indignant letter to “Legal Assistant” at the firm: So I hope you will live up to your principles by deleting from said web site this inflammatory and highly dubious statement: “The jail personnel, especially in Harris County, seem to take a perverse pleasure in making the jail visit as unpleasant as… [read post]
24 Feb 2007, 6:11 am
So local prosecutors who are super aggressive on lower level charges like John Bradley in Williamson County or Chuck Rosenthal in Harris actually cost the state a disproportionate amount compared to other counties, as do hang-em-high judges seeking to prove their "tuffness" as credentials for higher office. [read post]
5 Aug 2010, 6:13 am
Both Dallas and Harris Counties are up on today's Texas Commission on Jail Standards agenda (pdf), and I'd be headed up there to listen in if paying work didn't obligate me to focus my attention elsewhere. [read post]
