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30 Sep 2019, 8:43 am
Now that the Harris County suit has settled, it seems likely that Dallas will be the first to reach that stage. [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]
2 Sep 2007, 2:13 am
The Dallas News editorialized yesterday the new law "clears our jails and frees up our police to apprehend people who pose a real threat to society. [read post]
28 Apr 2013, 8:19 am
That's true to a small extent, but the Hutchins State Jail takes even more inmates from Dallas, presently operates under capacity and could take the extra Dallas inmates and gender-specific programming, if so-directed. [read post]
14 Mar 2011, 4:50 am
We've already witnessed Dallas constables laid off in the budget cycle last fall, and Harris County Constables in Precincts 2, 4, and 5 are now laying off officers because of the budget crunch. [read post]
3 Nov 2007, 4:11 am
View the article here11/03/2007A defense attorney who works in Dallas has been indicted on child pornography charges in Marion County, according to court records.South Salem resident Larry Reeves, 34, was arraigned Thursday on 15 counts of first-degree encouraging child sex abuse.Marion County Circuit Judge Lynn Ashcroft set bail at $50,000 and ordered Reeves not to have contact with minors or computers.Reeves was booked into Marion County Jail after the… [read post]
27 Dec 2008, 10:37 pm
He was a good man and I'll miss him.Ugly Dallas jail death investigatedDespite enough recent improvements to earn the Sheriff's re-election, the Dallas County Jail is still bad for your health.Column: Don't shortchange probationThe probation chief in El Paso, Stephen Enders, has an effective column in the (El Paso) Times arguing to increase statewide funding for adult probation by $71 million "just to cover the expected basic needs of… [read post]
6 Jun 2016, 7:15 am
Houston Chronicle: "Woman's jail death under investigation, Harris County Sheriff says. [read post]
20 Mar 2008, 10:17 am
Collin County is also utilizing a progressive sanctions model, he said, with sanctions including evaluation, counseling, jail time, ed classes, and community service. [read post]
19 Feb 2012, 2:41 pm
Garcia’s office teamed with ICE in mid-2008 to run 287(g) at the county jail. [read post]
28 Nov 2010, 7:51 am
" Dallas is nearly to the point where the jail is so full they must ship overflow prisoners to Waco. [read post]
18 Sep 2019, 1:15 pm
Galveston changed its bail practices after the Dallas and Harris County rulings. [read post]
18 Sep 2019, 1:15 pm
Galveston changed its bail practices after the Dallas and Harris County rulings. [read post]
31 Mar 2009, 7:45 am
Thomas was handcuffed, placed in the back of a police cruiser, spent about three hours in the Dallas County Jail and was threatened with the possibility of spending the night behind bars. [read post]
10 Dec 2019, 3:09 pm
Federal judges in Harris and Dallas Counties ruled that the bail systems in those counties was unconstitutional. [read post]
21 Feb 2018, 3:47 pm
Tarrant is the only county in the state where arrestees weren't taken directly to the county jail, reported the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. [read post]
30 Nov 2014, 7:39 am
Elizabeth Campbell, Star-Telegram, Nov. 26: "Johnson County settles jailing lawsuit: Man was falsely imprisoned, denied access to lawyer"Chuck Lindell, Austin Statesman, Nov. 29: "Will Fran and Dan Keller be exonerated? [read post]
30 Aug 2014, 2:53 pm
"Texas Prison Bidness (Aug. 28): "Liberty County hires consultant to look into who should run the jail"Texas Prison Bidness (Aug. 12): "Grasping at straws, Littlefield seeks California prison contract? [read post]
13 Jul 2009, 5:54 am
A recent Forbes magazine article on "America's Jail Crisis" points out that, "A stunning 25% of Harris County's annual $1.5 billion budget goes to law enforcement, with more than $750,000 a day spent on detainees. [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 7:18 pm
"The senior jurist gave a poignant example of the "nonsense" of the current system:"Take a recent case in point from The Dallas Morning News. [read post]
