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11 Jun 2020, 2:06 pm by [email protected]
Bland, an African American woman, ended up in a Waller County Jail cell after an altercation with a state trooper following a traffic infraction in 2015. [read post]
11 Jun 2020, 2:06 pm by [email protected]
Bland, an African American woman, ended up in a Waller County Jail cell after an altercation with a state trooper following a traffic infraction in 2015. [read post]
6 Jun 2020, 12:23 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
At the time, I was Police Accountability Project Director at ACLU of Texas; check out a series of posters we commissioned about the Torres case Tarrant County Jail dinged for ignoring health concernsThe Tarrant County Jail briefly lost its state certification last month after a man died and inspectors discovered jailers had failed to check on him regularly per state protocols. [read post]
26 May 2020, 7:43 am by Amy Starnes
— KSAT – San Antonio Texas governor suspends visits at county and municipal jails — The restriction does not apply to visits by an attorneys meeting with clients or visits by religious leaders. [read post]
25 May 2020, 12:44 pm by John Floyd
The twelve Civil County Judges sitting in Dallas County were not pleased with Paxton’s blatant political interference in a judicial matter. [read post]
22 May 2020, 2:43 pm by Amy Starnes
— CNN New lawsuit seeks release of medically vulnerable Dallas County Jail inmates amid COVID-19 threat — Dallas faith leaders and civil rights icon the Rev. [read post]
21 May 2020, 8:21 am
  Sources:https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.31.htmhttps://www.texastribune.org/2019/06/20/texas-stolen-packages-and-mail-theft-could-lead-years-prison-felony/https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-county-district-attorneys-office-to-dismiss-many-misdemeanor-state-jail-felony-cases/252792/Read More [read post]
20 May 2020, 7:20 am by Amy Starnes
— The Dallas Morning News She walked out of jail into a pandemic. [read post]
12 May 2020, 8:46 am by Andrea Woods
However, when Ideare was arrested for property theft and booked into the Dallas County Jail on April 6, there was no way to adhere to those precautions. [read post]
12 May 2020, 8:10 am by Amy Starnes
— Texas Bar Blog Texas attorneys defend judge who sentenced Dallas salon owner to jail — Attorneys across the country have stepped up to defend a Dallas district judge in the court of public opinion from what they call unfair criticism. [read post]
8 May 2020, 1:01 pm by Amy Starnes
(Subscription required) — Texas Lawyer Dallas salon owner released from county jail after defying orders by reopening early — The order followed Gov. [read post]
8 May 2020, 8:51 am
Federal weapons violations often carry harsher penalties and longer jail sentences than state weapons charges. [read post]
7 May 2020, 11:17 am by Amy Starnes
— The Texas Tribune Who is Eric Moyé, the Dallas judge who jailed salon owner Shelley Luther? [read post]
6 May 2020, 3:06 pm by Amy Starnes
— Reuters Dallas salon owner who refused to close sentenced to seven days in jail, ordered to pay fines — Salon a la Mode owner Shelley Luther reopened Thursday even though the state had required nonessential businesses to remain closed. [read post]
6 May 2020, 2:38 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
See their ruling, coverage from the Dallas Morning News, and prior Grits coverage of forensic hypnosis rounded up here.COVID cases in Texas jails continue to skyrocketAs the number of state prisoners diagnosed with COVID continues to rise, so too does the number in county jails. [read post]
4 May 2020, 9:57 am by Amy Starnes
 — Some of the nation’s biggest COVID-19 outbreaks have been in prisons and jails, and they can quickly spread to surrounding communities. [read post]
1 May 2020, 5:28 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" Meanwhile, Dallas has seen its county jail population decline by more than 1,000 in the past month, according to the Dallas News, a nearly 20 percent decrease. [read post]
28 Apr 2020, 4:01 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Governor Abbott may want to open the economy back up, but in county jails, the problem is only getting worse. [read post]
28 Apr 2020, 9:36 am by Amy Starnes
— ABA Journal Federal judge rejects request for release of medically vulnerable Dallas County Jail inmates — A federal judge denied the ACLU’s request to release inmates over 50 years of age or who are medically vulnerable from the Dallas County Jail, where several inmates and employees have tested positive for Covid-19. [read post]