tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1195028970647224921..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Why restrict using asset forfeiture fund for drug treatment?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3723516748511528552014-06-17T12:35:31.501-05:002014-06-17T12:35:31.501-05:00There are a whole host of reforms to Texas' as...There are a whole host of reforms to Texas' asset forfeiture laws that are needed. Why limit ourselves to removing the 10% cap to drug treatment? Why do the police get to keep the money at all? It's a blatant conflict of interest. The money should go to the government entity that oversees the police and elected officials should make that decision on how to spend the $$ in the light of day for everyone to see. If the police do get to keep the loot, then the AG should have to put together an annual report on how much all the police depts. and DA's offices received from forfeitures and how they spent the $$. The AG receives all these audit reports from depts. (CCP 59.06(g)) but he's not reporting them in any way. Is his office even looking at them for problems? MSM here's a story for you to dig in to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-17744580178698849602014-06-11T14:09:57.027-05:002014-06-11T14:09:57.027-05:00Can't verify this but have heard 3 different p...Can't verify this but have heard 3 different prosecutors interpret this as money dedicated to prosecution for costs of obtaining plea bargains to treatment for drug offenses. Incentives for prosecutors to seek treatment before incarceration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-71103079770844240712014-06-11T12:29:23.617-05:002014-06-11T12:29:23.617-05:00The restricting provision has been the law since 1...The restricting provision has been the law since 1991.<br /><br />The provision was enacted by the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session. In SEC. 1 of HB 1185, which was authored by Rep. René Oliveira and coauthored by Reps. Roberto Gutierrez and Leticia Van de Putte, what is now Subsec. (k) of Art. 59.06, was the last sentence of Subsec. (h), as added by the bill. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com