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26 Nov 2007, 2:58 am
Five inmates have died this year at the much-larger Travis County jail.Juvenile advocate profiledHere's a nice profile of Mike Griffiths, Dallas County juvenile services chief and a respected, hands-on expert on juvenile justice matters who was an adviser to Ann Richards. [read post]
20 Nov 2007, 4:25 am
""Suit says TYC breaking pepper spray rules," Lisa Sandberg, Houston Chronicle, Nov. 20"'Pepper spray is the high-tech equivalent of old-fashioned corporal punishment,' Steve Martin, a longtime expert on corrections who has been hired by the advocacy groups, said outside the Travis County courtroom. [read post]
16 Nov 2007, 10:57 pm
I've heard nothing about how the depositions went this week of the Youth Commission's "Bronco" Billy Humphrey and others involved in the agency's decision to ignore an agreed court order restricting pepper spray use, but the Statesman has a short preview of Monday's court hearing:Agency officials have been ordered into a Travis County District Court Monday morning to explain why they have not complied with an October court settlement in which they… [read post]
15 Nov 2007, 7:21 am
Association Phone: (912) 247-8131 Cherokee/Cobb County, North Atlanta & Central Georgia CHADD 1105 Rock Pointe Look Woodstock, GA 30188 Phone: (770) 736-5519 E-mail: sadlerpc@prodigy.net Web: http://www.chaddga.org CHADD of Gwinnett & Dekalb Counties Beth Butler, Coordinator 1729 Willard Way Snellville, GA 30078 Phone: (770) 736-5519 E-mail: bbutlerchadd@earthlink.net CHADD of Rockdale County Beth Butler, Coordinator 1729 Willard Way Snellville, GA 30078… [read post]
Computer Crime Carries High Price In Austin, Travis County, Texas | Austin Criminal Defense Law Blog
15 Nov 2007, 12:28 am
The tax payers of this country & especially Travis County are being very poorly served. [read post]
10 Nov 2007, 11:05 pm
At the JJAT conference, Travis County juvenile probation chief Estela Medina told me that Austin judges had sent only three youth to TYC since the scandals broke last spring - all of them for serious offenses, and the rest, including all misdemeanants, are being handled in the community because Travis officials don't believe kids will be rehabilitated or treated properly at TYC-run youth prisons.I think Travis County is headed in the right path, one… [read post]
6 Nov 2007, 1:09 pm
Solano County Airport Land Use Commission, 41 Cal.4th 372, decided on June 21, 2007 and modified on September 12, 2007, the Supreme Court upheld the common sense exemption as applied to an Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (“ALUCP”), but found that development displaced by density limits is not too speculative of an impact to require CEQA analysis.In 2002 the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission (“Commission”) adopted the… [read post]
6 Nov 2007, 1:09 pm
In 2002 the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission (“Commission”) adopted the Travis Air Force Base Land Use Compatibility Plan (“TALUP”), which set future development policies for the area surrounding the air force base. [read post]
2 Nov 2007, 1:52 am
I'm surprised Marc didn't reference the case right here in Travis County at the state jail previously run by Wackenhut (now the Geo Group), where according to Texas Prison Bidness, "11 former guards and a case manager [were] indicted on felony charges of sexual assault and improper sexual activity and misdemeanor charges of sexual harassment. [read post]
1 Nov 2007, 5:04 pm
On October 26-27, we presented the The Los Angeles law firm marketing program, which was sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association, one of the largest county bar associations in the nation. [read post]
31 Oct 2007, 12:06 am
For the past decade, Harris County has prosecuted more juveniles as adults than Bexar, Dallas, Tarrant and Travis counties combined.I attended a workshop yesterday at the Lubbock conference of the Juvenile Justice Association of Texas where defense attorney Mel Hazelwood described the certification process in some detail. [read post]
29 Oct 2007, 5:22 am
"Texas permits courts to certify juveniles as young as 15 to be tried as adults for murder and other violent crimes.For the past decade, Harris County has prosecuted more juveniles as adults than Bexar, Dallas, Tarrant and Travis counties combined.In 1996, Harris County certified 170 juveniles amid a public crackdown on violent youth crime. [read post]
22 Oct 2007, 4:51 am
Travis, 935 So. 2d 884 (Miss. 2006) (reversing $3.75 million jury award in wrongful death case); GMC v. [read post]
15 Oct 2007, 1:53 am
"Alba's testimony was crucial for Travis County prosecutors.Though all of Texas' major innocence reforms failed during the 2007 Legislature, other states are facing up to the problem, and Texas should follow their lead. [read post]
14 Oct 2007, 3:08 am
Reasons: $57 million GR funds have been obligated to pay for debt service payments, and though many of the these projects appear deserving of some funding, with a state budget surplus, we should not be obligating bonds/future taxpayers to fund them.Meanwhile, on AFP's Texas blog, long-time conservative activist Peggy Venable accuses the Travis County Commissioners Court of "using a tactic other local governments have been advised to use: increase taxes and 'sell… [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 3:05 am
The Travis County District Courts have issued a "Standing Order" that applies automatically in all cases involving Divorce, Child Custody or Child Support, without the need for hearing, as soon as the case is filed. [read post]
3 Oct 2007, 6:10 pm
Registered sex offender Zamaripa is behind bars in the Travis County Jail as of Tuesday night. [read post]
3 Oct 2007, 2:10 pm
View the article here10/02/2007An Austin couple want their neighbors to know they're not sex offenders -- even though a notice from the state might have suggested otherwise.The couple bought a home where a sex offender used to live, but because of a clerical mistake, it appeared the offender still lived there.Registered sex offender Zamaripa is behind bars in the Travis County Jail as of Tuesday night. [read post]
2 Oct 2007, 11:15 pm
In 23 comments to date, the informed public have ripped into Travis with a vengeance. [read post]
28 Sep 2007, 2:44 am
"Officer: Yes, the defendant had a glazed and glassy look in her eye.According to Ric, the state rested after cross-examination of the witness - and then Ned Granger, "the defense attorney and a former county atttorney of Travis County, called his client to the stand, asked her to identify herself, and shot off his first question:"Granger: Mrs. [read post]
