tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post6498894953520647754..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Pretrial detention for misdemeanors contributes to Bexar jail costsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18740544127394450452011-01-06T02:19:38.403-06:002011-01-06T02:19:38.403-06:00Well, you can count on at least 300 of them being ...Well, you can count on at least 300 of them being "deadbeat dads." Grits highlighted a story out of Bexar County last year, and I contributed my own personal testimony that the system is basically bullshit.<br /><br />I was in court one day when a guy who had just been released from prion on a bank robbery conviction and did three years in prison. As soon as he got out they hauled him into court for child support. He told the judge "your honor, I'm a career criminal, all I know how to do is rob people for money."<br /><br />The child support judge told him "I don't care how you get it, just pay it."<br /><br />Later it occured to me how easy it would be to launder drug money through the county child support collection office and funnel it to someone.<br /><br />All you have to do is file a pro se claim for child support. Nobody is going to look at the birth certificate or check the validity of the SS# of the child. As long as the mother and father agree on the order, the judge will just rubber stamp it.<br /><br />Then you take $50,000 a month in cash down to the child support office. They ask no questions or require you to fill out any forms explaining where the money came from the way the bank does. They are only too happy to receive the funds. Then they send a check to "mom."<br /><br />I know this is a fact because I've paid them $25,000 in cash and they never asked where the money came from.Zeetynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30084742280345760082011-01-05T20:21:01.964-06:002011-01-05T20:21:01.964-06:00What are the numbers for probation violators?What are the numbers for probation violators?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59811095706038549582011-01-05T16:31:58.500-06:002011-01-05T16:31:58.500-06:00FWIW, 4:14, checking Smith County they're at 9...FWIW, 4:14, checking Smith County they're at 9.1%.<br /><br />And Alex, you're right, I don't have that level of detail.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-82680842376790274222011-01-05T16:14:06.541-06:002011-01-05T16:14:06.541-06:00I bet Smith County would lead Bexar County. They ...I bet Smith County would lead Bexar County. They hold you until you plead guilty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-60564728492011213182011-01-05T14:26:03.970-06:002011-01-05T14:26:03.970-06:00It would be interesting to see what type of misdem...It would be interesting to see what type of misdemeanor offenders were in the Bexar jail at that time. Were they pre-trial detainees or were they inmates serving sentences? What types of crimes made up the bulk of the 13%? Probation violators? Family violence offenders? Drug offenders? I doubt Grits has that information but I bet some light would be shed if we had the numbers. Thank you for sharing this storyAlex S.noreply@blogger.com