tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post7408831769414061166..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Bexar County jail overcrowding caused by pretrial detentionGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3569486954926766302009-03-25T03:03:00.000-05:002009-03-25T03:03:00.000-05:00All Bexar county wants is MONEY!!!!! Money Talks ...All Bexar county wants is MONEY!!!!! Money Talks and B.S. walks! It's not a crime to be poor. Ya'll should start checking your judges and other people that work in their offices. Do they have BACK GROUND CHECKS? Apparently Not! What about the POLICE? The"CHIEF always says "THERE ALWAYS ONE BAD APPLE IN THE BUNCH" All of the police should be DRUG tested once a week. Because their is a bad apple everyday on the force. Think about it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61708781736084245482008-01-10T21:39:00.000-06:002008-01-10T21:39:00.000-06:00as a person just released from jail, i can say, th...as a person just released from jail, i can say, that almost 80 % of the lower level (Non violent, low risk, misdemeanor) inmates, abotu 80% of them are in for child support. 2 out of 3 are sentenced to 180 days in jail, but anyone that is , or has been in jail will say that they are only serving 1 and a half months out of the 6 months that was set. They set ridiculous bonds ( ex. 40, 000)to get released. I was bunked next to a guy who was only behind 6 thousand, and they wanted 4 thousand before he was released. that same night i was watching the news, and s.a.p.d caught a guy who killed a guy at a gas station, his bond was set at 30,00, which means he could get out on bond for about 3000, ( 10%) thats 1000 less than the guy who is in jail for a civil matter. The ovwercrowding is , in my opinion the misdemeanor judges fault, and they should be the one who comes up with the solutions to the problem in bexar county jail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-82333421611760551742007-06-27T07:52:00.000-05:002007-06-27T07:52:00.000-05:00You are all wrong. Judges and the District Attorne...You are all wrong. Judges and the District Attorney in Bexar County are slow as molasses when bringing cases to court. If a court sees more than twenty misdemeanor cases in a day it would be a miracle. Twenty five years ago they would bring in hundreds at a time and let them plead out. Then give them probation or time served, why doesn't that happen anymore? By the way, it is almost impossible to have a probationer arrested on a MTR anymore!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-23483214262703932802007-06-24T07:59:00.000-05:002007-06-24T07:59:00.000-05:00The final number in the chart is the jail's CAPACI...The final number in the chart is the jail's CAPACITY, the population number is in a separate column and in Bexar's case is currently higher than the jail's capacity because of overcrowding. best,Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-90517488117844222162007-06-23T20:16:00.000-05:002007-06-23T20:16:00.000-05:00I'm a bit puzzled when I add up the numbers across...I'm a bit puzzled when I add up the numbers across the line for Bexar County. The number is higher than the population? This is why I wondered if they counted dual numbers for pretrial felonies with pretrial misdemeanors. What happens if you have a misdemeanor serving jail time and the felony is still pretrial. I guess I would not ask if the numbers looked lke they added up? New at this so I may be reading the chart wrong?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65424723368073467422007-06-23T08:45:00.000-05:002007-06-23T08:45:00.000-05:00I can't help wondering: how many "blue laws" origi...I can't help wondering: how many "blue laws" originated during the 90s and early double naughts will still be on the books [and sporadically enforced] in 2050? Do we still have to keep passing new laws to punish "bad people"? It's sort of like the "new and improved" ad mode of the 1960s and 70s. It's getting old.JT Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571868033521182864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-79914528134073091242007-06-23T07:34:00.000-05:002007-06-23T07:34:00.000-05:00It's my understanding the jail numbers rank offend...It's my understanding the jail numbers rank offenders by the highest level offense they're incarcerated for, so I think those also charged with felonies would be included in the felons statistics.<BR/><BR/>I don't know about per-court stats, but I agree it's definitely the case that low-level felonies, especially drug cases, are also clogging the system. best,Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-77718369929623477092007-06-22T22:14:00.000-05:002007-06-22T22:14:00.000-05:00How many misdemeanors have a felony also pending a...How many misdemeanors have a felony also pending at the same time? IMO-the Felony Courts are the problem in Bexar County. Can you get records on how backed up each court is????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-26653994867912758172007-06-22T14:27:00.000-05:002007-06-22T14:27:00.000-05:00wow! THEY THINK building new jails and prisons wil...wow! THEY THINK building new jails and prisons will do it. Im laughing so much. The way the court works $$$$$$$. The whole state of Texas can be one big jail or prison and it will never be enuff. That building stuff will always ALWAYS be full. As long as they see $$$$$ for everyone involved, then its jail time! MONEY TALKS AND YOU KNOW WHAT WALKS!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-82902652399522882852007-06-22T12:10:00.000-05:002007-06-22T12:10:00.000-05:00Did the judges have anything to say, or were they ...Did the judges have anything to say, or were they just there to observe the bureaucratic mayhem they had caused?<BR/><BR/>Sorry to overstate things. Thanks for fact checking me! I was going by the media account and my meaning was that the reported discussion on the jail didn't include this aspect of yall's jail overcrowding problem. <BR/><BR/>Looking forward to the judges' belated plan, and hope it includes more PO bonds for state jail felons as well as misdemeanants, if you really want to get serious about things. When I look at yall's misdemeanor and SJF pretrial numbers then hear of commissioners wanting a tent jail, it makes me think the lunatics are running the asylum down there! Why can't you keep them in line, Joan? ;) Thanks again for the correction.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38626037496633252072007-06-22T11:51:00.000-05:002007-06-22T11:51:00.000-05:00Scott, Love you like a brother, but have to correc...Scott, Love you like a brother, but have to correct you on one thing. I was in court, and at the podium during the battle, so the misdemeanor judges were represented. We have many plans for the next few months, and after we meet and get them organized and set in stone I will send you an update.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-86679162253164282422007-06-22T10:31:00.000-05:002007-06-22T10:31:00.000-05:00Really they can't keep things the way they are. Th...Really they can't keep things the way they are. They have to reduce jail populations or expand jail space in Bexar, pretty much straight up.<BR/><BR/>As for misdemeants, domestic violence and Class A assault cases are the ones where there might be real public safety concerns, but judges should be able to distinguish between them and the DWLS and hot check cases. I'm not arguing for Bastille Day, just using some common sense on the petty stuff.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-42975181391124972082007-06-22T10:23:00.000-05:002007-06-22T10:23:00.000-05:00So the arguments for lightening up on throwing mis...So the arguments for lightening up on throwing misdemeanants in jail are obvious. What are some likely arguments in favor of keep conditions the way they are? Are there any real ones?Josh Berthumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953251764688709226noreply@blogger.com