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31 May 2008, 4:39 pm
Grits recently posted on the problem facing McLennan County caused  by jail overcrowding. [read post]
28 May 2008, 12:14 pm
So what should McLennan County do to reduce jail overcrowding instead of building a new private jail? [read post]
28 May 2008, 11:55 am
Commissioners hope to look far enough into the future and build a large-enough jail that can help pay for itself or make money for McLennan County by leasing prisoner space to other counties with overcrowded jails, Lewis said. [read post]
19 Jan 2008, 11:37 pm
Waco judge uses shaming in lieu of jail timeA McLennan County (Waco) judge allowed a shoplifting defendant to choose a shaming punishment over jail time. [read post]
26 Sep 2007, 9:19 am
Another county struggling with jail overcrowding - McLennan (Waco is the county seat) - wants to find alternatives to incarceration instead of building a new jail, reports the Waco Tribune Herald ("County officials consider a technological solution to jail overcrowding" Sept. 26). [read post]
20 Jul 2007, 1:17 am
The judge turned down a request by federal prosecutors to have the Canadian-born newspaper executive jailed immediately lest he return to his native country and fight extradition. [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 6:28 pm
McLennan County District Attorney Vic Feazell, had been asked by his county's sheriff to look at Lucas as a suspect in an unsolved murder in Waco. [read post]
6 Jul 2007, 2:07 am
That includes Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, El Paso, Hidalgo, Collin, Denton, Fort Bend, Cameron, Nueces, Montgomery, Jefferson, Galveston, Williamson, Lubbock, Brazoria, Bell, and McLennan Counties, as of the 2000 Census. [read post]
27 May 2007, 3:42 am
Rodney Ryan), who had provided medical services for prisoners at the McLennan County Jail was terminated on one day's notice to Dr. [read post]
31 Mar 2007, 7:17 am
It's a beautiful day so rather than write blog posts on each of these items, I'll just give you the links and leave you to your own devices:Another lawsuit against TYC, this time against the unit in McLennan CountyGideon and I this week discussed Texas' deletion of the duty to retreatSouth Texas Chisme notes that one-third of Texas jails inspected this year have failedAbuse at Texas state schools for the mentally retarded has led to internal reformsThe Texas Observer… [read post]