tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post4191024357445560112..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Media demagoguery won't help Potter County with jail crowding solutionsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-13829949215863945802014-01-30T03:04:05.913-06:002014-01-30T03:04:05.913-06:00Folks may be sick of increased taxes but if that s...Folks may be sick of increased taxes but if that sickness was not felt or adequately expressed prior to the jail being built then too bad, once it is built it must be fully staffed and fully utilized irrespective of any matter of impact on the community until such time as the structure is obsolete. FleaStiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837830811566745662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-88674546437209276252014-01-23T17:24:14.245-06:002014-01-23T17:24:14.245-06:00Got nothing to do with "do gooders," Fle...Got nothing to do with "do gooders," FleaStiff. That's certainly not why voters in Tyler repeatedly rejected jail bonds before finally approving a radically scaled down version.<br /><br />These days, it's all about the money. Folks are sick of their property taxes going up.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-7770419829334477372014-01-23T15:02:17.935-06:002014-01-23T15:02:17.935-06:00Every cop and every member of his family vote, sam...Every cop and every member of his family vote, same for jail guards, prison guards, drug counselors, ADAs, rehab owners, rehab workers, teachers... and they will grind down you do-gooders each and every time.FleaStiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837830811566745662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85775652457787636142014-01-21T17:25:51.098-06:002014-01-21T17:25:51.098-06:00Perhaps all that's true, FleaStiff, but voters...Perhaps all that's true, FleaStiff, but voters outnumber all the interest groups you named. And when asked, lately they've shot down more jail building schemes than they've approved, or forced them to be scaled back dramatically (e.g., in Houston and Tyler).<br /><br />If special interests in Potter County want a new jail, they'll have to justify it to the voters/taxpayers, who may well demand a better explanation than "pot smokers are bad."Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59197264733062371652014-01-21T13:44:16.252-06:002014-01-21T13:44:16.252-06:00You silly silly jerk. You give us this useless lit...You silly silly jerk. You give us this useless litany and keep harping on non-violent and low-level adjectives.<br /><br />Get with it, Jerk.<br /><br />Cops LIKE putting people in jail. Cops are NOT going to put the rich and powerful in jail. Jail guards like keeping prisoners in jail, they do not like letting them out. Contractors who build jails like getting paid on those contracts, they don't want a bunch of bleeding heart hippies telling folks the jail is not needed. Investors like being paid off on those jail bonds, they don't want no streamlined efficient government taking that bond-money out of the system.<br /><br />The purpose of the jail is to serve the cops and jailors; it ain't to serve the public and it sure ain't to serve the inmates!<br />FleaStiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837830811566745662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-43743366983229651292014-01-21T12:02:43.656-06:002014-01-21T12:02:43.656-06:00Rev. Kiker, conservatives don't like new taxes...Rev. Kiker, conservatives don't like new taxes or pointless government spending. Henry's isn't a conservative stance, just a really ignorant and/or thoughtless one. Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18974908562647281692014-01-21T11:36:43.109-06:002014-01-21T11:36:43.109-06:00"often deliberately set too high as a way to ..."often deliberately set too high as a way to punish before the case is adjudicated."<br /><br />Nah, we have judges set bond high so that those charged will see the light and accept the plea bargain they are offered. It's far cheaper to have you lawbreakers accept an offer than it is for us to have to take a case to trial, and if you have to sit in jail a few weeks or months before you come to your senses, it's still cheaper than a trial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-32850845578698573442014-01-21T10:00:26.609-06:002014-01-21T10:00:26.609-06:00It might be interesting to see the difference in...It might be interesting to see the difference in cost of jails in Colorado and Texas . I know at lest one county tat has been most;ly tolerant of low level drug use. They already have seen cost for the jail and LEO drop in addition LEO has been able to better respond to real emergencies another benefit of legalization and keeping state and local taxes lower . <br /> It is surprising how ,any people do not know the difference between jail and prison. Few people are in jail for any conviction . There is not any room. our jails are full of pre tail detainees who cold not make bail or bond often deliberately set too high as a way to punish before the case is adjudicated.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25555951266370116422014-01-21T09:51:09.564-06:002014-01-21T09:51:09.564-06:00I'm curious how many of the misdemeanor cases ...I'm curious how many of the misdemeanor cases are probably time served considering how long they have been in jail waiting disposition.<br /><br />Does the sheriff send the monthly housing report to the prosecutor as required by the CCP?<br /><br />Does the sheriff track case filing statuses with the prosecutor and courts by the arresting agencies? Often times, arresting agencies wait months before taking the case file to the DA.<br /><br />What is the turn around time for paper ready status from the time the person is convicted on a felony and sentenced to state jail or TDCJ-ID?<br /><br />Lot of other things I would be checking other than those listed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-55910019384094274862014-01-21T09:39:23.418-06:002014-01-21T09:39:23.418-06:00You nailed Henry. He's to the right of Ghengis...You nailed Henry. He's to the right of Ghengis Khan.ckikerintuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670661043872744115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-66113080580814262652014-01-21T08:27:46.177-06:002014-01-21T08:27:46.177-06:00I quote lots of folks on this blog - in this case,...I quote lots of folks on this blog - in this case, the Globe-News - and when what they say is idiotic, I say so.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-58583065181360131762014-01-21T08:05:45.807-06:002014-01-21T08:05:45.807-06:00Is that why you quote the New York Times?Is that why you quote the New York Times?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com