tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5590273602262250686..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Texas county jail population reports now online from 1992 to presentGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-58039782347911604532015-01-09T09:16:31.414-06:002015-01-09T09:16:31.414-06:00Helped me, too, Grits. It is now apparent to me t...Helped me, too, Grits. It is now apparent to me that politcians your old stomping ground, Smith County, have manipulated jail population numbers to support the building of $34 million jail expansion project, diverting precious resources away from other local needs.<br /> (http://corruptioncapitalusa.blogspot.com/2015/01/were-smith-county-voters-tricked-into.html)<br /><br />I would have never spotted the trend withoug this tip!<br /><br />Somebody ought to look at other counties who seem to incarcerate their residents at rates that are much higher than the average, and figure out what is going on.Joorie Doodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711770130122160427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-9762186173069776942015-01-07T11:27:17.361-06:002015-01-07T11:27:17.361-06:00This is really cool. I used these reports when wo...This is really cool. I used these reports when working for TDCJ and still use them in my consulting work. They have always been a good tool for spotting trends ath the local level that can have state-wide implications.Frank AuBuchonnoreply@blogger.com