tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post15581023155122692..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Inmates compromise jail locks in Van Zandt CountyGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-52339205497800024772014-07-15T09:03:44.163-05:002014-07-15T09:03:44.163-05:00This problem is widespread at Bexar County Jail. ...This problem is widespread at Bexar County Jail. Our most dangerous inmates are able to open their doors with a torn piece of sheet. Those that know what they are doing, can open their door in seconds. Ive seen it first hand and have begged our administration to fix the problem...they are more interested in making sure the floors are waxed and that we are complying with American Correctional Standards (which is a major pain in the butt).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-58399285731792628032014-07-04T09:49:52.730-05:002014-07-04T09:49:52.730-05:00Perhaps that's subjective, 88. I grew up in Ty...Perhaps that's subjective, 88. I grew up in Tyler so I consider Van Zandt County "tiny." <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Zandt_County,_Texas" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia says</a> it had 52,579 people at the census, a quarter of whom were children. Here's a <a href="http://www.tcjs.state.tx.us/docs/IncarcerationRateRptCurrent.pdf" rel="nofollow">list ranking Texas counties by incarceration rate</a>, for context.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-55601361961769524262014-07-04T09:27:50.378-05:002014-07-04T09:27:50.378-05:00A sign of the times, "tiny" Van Zandt co...A sign of the times, "tiny" Van Zandt county has over 130 inmates. Reckon how many are there because the "state" decided they needed protection from themselves? The War on Drugs, a War on People. 88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65525824870347181072014-07-03T22:53:02.486-05:002014-07-03T22:53:02.486-05:00Showing "us" not "up."Showing "us" not "up."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50229867864147050372014-07-03T10:31:21.883-05:002014-07-03T10:31:21.883-05:00Thanks for showing up how to beat the locks.Thanks for showing up how to beat the locks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com