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24 Jan 2007, 5:33 am
From The Dallas Morning News (may require registration):For years, families of Dallas County Jail inmates have received hefty phone bills for accepting collect calls from the jail at the same time the county has been paid millions in annual commissions through exclusive agreements with phone companies. [read post]
28 Oct 2015, 12:18 pm by Michael Lowe
Around the hallways of the Dallas County Courthouse, you can hear many a war story about appearing in the courtroom of Dallas County Criminal Court No. 5 when the Honorable Etta Mullin presided on its bench. [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 9:44 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Dallas County Jail right now houses roughly 7,800 inmates, according to comments by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards this morning, down from more than 10,000 at its height. [read post]
4 Apr 2007, 7:51 am
LINK The Dallas County Jail failed its annual state inspection for the fourth year in a row, county officials said Tuesday. [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 9:34 am by Michael Lowe
This week, Gregory London returned to his job at the Dallas County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office after being reinstated by the Dallas County Civil Service Commission, which also awarded London back pay and benefits covering the time he was out of work after spilling the beans about his boss to an ex-agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who was hired by the County to investigate things. [read post]
29 Aug 2014, 6:53 am by Associated Press
Dallas Dance to the president's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. [read post]
24 Oct 2013, 3:04 am by Robert Kraft
Now we discover that Texas, and especially Dallas County, is a prime spot for scammers who send fake text messages to smartphones. [read post]
14 Jan 2008, 10:54 pm
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards decided to conduct a surprise visit to the Dallas County Jail rather than wait for their regularly scheduled inspection in March, reports the Dallas News ("Jail gets surprise inspection," Jan. 14). [read post]
12 May 2008, 10:58 am
Seventeen are from Dallas County, more than in any other U.S. county. [read post]
31 Jul 2017, 12:27 pm by Adam Kielich
The EEOC is the equal employment opportunity commission. [read post]
12 Nov 2007, 4:55 am
Dallas News editorialists are right so suggest that counties need to plan now for how to manage more such kids in their home jurisdictions.It's what's going to happen, anyway. [read post]
9 Feb 2007, 8:08 am
At Dallas Sidebar, Proximo, who works at the Dallas County DA's office, says everyone is pulling together in Dallas to accomplish the Herculean (or perhaps Sisyphian) task of reducing the jail population by 1,000 inmates in the next three months. [read post]
31 Jul 2008, 2:57 pm
See the related agenda items 10(a) & (b) (pdf, pp. 174-179)A report commissioned by the county from the Texas Task Force on Indigent Defense said that caseloads recently required in Dallas County were three or more times higher than "nationally recommended standards" and substantially higher than caseloads at other Texas public defenders. [read post]
16 Jan 2008, 10:39 pm
Nobody expects the Dallas jail to 100% pass its inspection this week by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, but if they've really solved their short-term understaffing crisis it will be a big accomplishment.After many years of non-compliance with state standards, Dallas County has nearly eliminated staffing problems at the jail, the Dallas News reports, but only by spending more than $9 million last year in overtime. [read post]
4 Jan 2017, 2:32 am by Michael Lowe
    The Dallas County Jail Population: Higher Than Average Here in Dallas County, you get arrested and you get taken down to the county jail. [read post]
15 Jan 2009, 8:22 am
"Perry also said he has faith in the state's criminal justice system even though DNA testing in Dallas County cases has led to the exoneration of 19 people. [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 2:18 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Dallas County will soon begin charging inmates fees for healthcare services reports the Dallas Morning News ("Dallas County begin charging jail inmates for medical care," Feb. 22, behind paywall). [read post]