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15 Dec 2014, 6:59 am
Jail privatization has already been a financial albatross for the county, but, if true, these allegations and the process of proving them in court might turn public opinion against the county's jail contracts more viscerally. [read post]
12 Dec 2014, 8:02 am
In addition, "The Brazos County Sheriff's Office has outfitted its patrol and courthouse deputies with body cameras, and Sheriff Chris Kirk said last month that jail staff is also testing the gear. [read post]
11 Dec 2014, 3:31 pm
She sits in jail charged with capital murder. [read post]
8 Dec 2014, 7:17 am
"'Bad traffic law has to go' The San Antonio Express-News had an editorial calling for abolition of the Driver Responsibility Surcharge.Jail phones profit from a 'Captive Audience'The Dallas Observer recently ran a cover feature on Securus and the rise of privatized jail phone service and video visitation at Texas county jails. [read post]
2 Dec 2014, 8:34 am
Both Velez and his girlfriend were charged in Angel’s death.Before the trial, Velez had waited in the Cameron County Jail for three years, seldom visited by his court-appointed attorneys who assured him that they were working to build his defense. [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]
19 Nov 2014, 2:42 pm
Consider Harris County District Attorney: Notices Sent of 100s of Wrongful Convictions appeared first on Dallas Justice. [read post]
15 Nov 2014, 10:51 am
The problem is exacerbated by understaffing.County jails and local property taxesCounty jails drive county property tax increases and pit Big-Government Conservatives with the small-government variety, which is why the debate over jail expansion in Burleson County has been so divisive.Ruh RohThe feds are auditing outgoing Dallas DA Craig Watkins' asset forfeiture funds.Bicyclist's helmet cam captured deputy's misconductCivil… [read post]
14 Nov 2014, 7:05 am
At the county level, Texas Lawyer reported (Nov. 10) on Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins' failed attempt to halt a "high profit" jail contract with Securus for provision of phone service, though he did succeed in preserving in-person visitation at the jail, at least for now. [read post]
13 Nov 2014, 6:03 am
"Video visitation at Dallas jail won't stop face to face visits Dallas County will begin video visitation at the jail, but the commissioners court wisely insisted that face to face visits must continue. [read post]
31 Oct 2014, 7:20 am
The Dallas News has a detailed analysis of the DA's race in that county. [read post]
27 Oct 2014, 2:04 pm
The post Carson County Money Laundering Case Dismissed appeared first on Dallas Justice. [read post]
27 Oct 2014, 1:27 pm
Derek Cohen of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Deborah Fowler from Texas Appleseed had an op ed in the Dallas News this week (Oct. 23) making the case for decriminalizing truancy. [read post]
27 Oct 2014, 11:04 am
But treatment can make a difference — and the judicial system would be smart to require this rehab of as many offenders as possible.A new study by the University of Texas at Dallas found that Dallas County abusers who were sent to the classes were less likely to commit another act of domestic violence than those sentenced only to time in a cell.The 2,000-plus misdemeanor cases the UTD team analyzed involved first-time offenders and less-violent crimes. [read post]
20 Oct 2014, 6:42 am
“It is very important that we do not profit on the backs of inmates in the jail,” Dallas County Commissioner Elba Garcia said in The Dallas Morning News.The Bastrop County Jail is set to eliminate all face-to-face visitation in early November. [read post]
15 Oct 2014, 2:46 pm
Anytime a Dallas police officer arrests someone for having marijuana in his possession, the officer has to spend time going through the steps from initial contact to arrest, and then through the time involved in hauling the arrested person down to the Dallas County Jail and booking. [read post]
11 Oct 2014, 5:44 am
Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster offered up a terrific essay last week (Oct. 3) lambasting "the complex of jails that are the unholy gateway to our city. [read post]
9 Oct 2014, 7:18 am
The main reason is to keep police officers on the street, saving: "each officer the two to four hours squandered in driving a nonviolent misdemeanor suspect to the county jail and going through the booking rigamarole. [read post]
8 Oct 2014, 12:32 pm
The Dallas County District Attorney has done this before – filed aggravated assault charges based upon a virus. [read post]
19 Sep 2014, 10:01 pm
They were then transported to the Crisp County Jail, 44 miles to the northeast. [read post]
