tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post8526413918531073107..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Kerr County voters to consider 75% jail capacity expansion in MayGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-8898417051828647012015-09-10T11:03:07.192-05:002015-09-10T11:03:07.192-05:00Sounds like Gillespie county is doing what I am re...Sounds like Gillespie county is doing what I am reading about Kerr County. People that have actually made progress and functioning as positive members of society, established in school and attending classes for their situation on their own accord..... Ahhhh heck no, Gillespie is going to bring you back for minimal results and jail the person in prison. I am so glad to learn that these officials in Gillespie County have the ability to tell the future. I sure hope nothing befalls any of them in the future because heck, no you do not get to show you are making positive choices either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38116036582181458612015-01-27T23:28:40.006-06:002015-01-27T23:28:40.006-06:00RIDICULOUS - Tax payers should revolt! RIDICULOUS - Tax payers should revolt! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-22307469290590953362015-01-20T15:23:26.056-06:002015-01-20T15:23:26.056-06:00The Kerr Co. sheriff has sent out emails 'expl...The Kerr Co. sheriff has sent out emails 'explaining' why the county needs a new jail. I will send a copy to anyone who wants it - email me at rellison@richellison.com rellison@richellison.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515577298624464361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-70086179834237395452015-01-15T16:43:38.650-06:002015-01-15T16:43:38.650-06:00@1:19 - It would be interesting to know how many p...@1:19 - It would be interesting to know how many probation departments, that are "wanna-be-cops" and/or carry sidearms, have extremely high rates of technical revocation rates?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-63000541637107216782015-01-15T16:32:26.178-06:002015-01-15T16:32:26.178-06:00TAIL EM', NAIL EM', AND JAIL EM'!TAIL EM', NAIL EM', AND JAIL EM'!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-58816165922548946072015-01-15T12:17:25.266-06:002015-01-15T12:17:25.266-06:00I remember when Bell County voters rejected a new ...I remember when Bell County voters rejected a new facility but Commissioners built it anyway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-83772271400530345202015-01-15T10:53:55.705-06:002015-01-15T10:53:55.705-06:00I have to wonder what the commissioners in Kerr Co...I have to wonder what the commissioners in Kerr County have been smoking if they think a county with a population of 50,000 residents can support building a $14 million dollar jail. IMHO, it seems like the court system would be better advised to clean up the backlog of cases and reduce the current jail population instead of trying to see how many people they can lock up. But then, that seems to be a systemic problem in a lot of Texas counties who want to appear tough on crime, but in the end, its all about locking people up for no reason other than the fact they can and screw giving them their day in court. When only about 2/3rds of the total beds available are filled at any one time statewide, this sounds like there may be more going on here than meets the eye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-84551714893620465272015-01-15T09:12:20.326-06:002015-01-15T09:12:20.326-06:00"I would much rather take a tax hike in Harri..."I would much rather take a tax hike in Harris County and keep people locked up than take a tax hike to expand metro."<br /><br />So would a lot of people. That's OK. Stupid people like you make the rest of us look smarter.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-58576914483889974312015-01-15T08:37:56.312-06:002015-01-15T08:37:56.312-06:00I would much rather take a tax hike in Harris Coun...I would much rather take a tax hike in Harris County and keep people locked up than take a tax hike to expand metro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-52406294731978017122015-01-15T07:29:29.895-06:002015-01-15T07:29:29.895-06:00It would seem more practical for Kerr County to le...It would seem more practical for Kerr County to leave the jail as it is, since Gillespie Count right next down is about to break ground on a new 10 million dollar jail and counties Kerr, Gillespie and Bandera have all housed overflow inmates as a courtesy to each other in the past. It would save voters' money.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-74427527645033123362015-01-14T14:57:15.127-06:002015-01-14T14:57:15.127-06:00Uh, no, "Come on vacation, leave on probation...Uh, no, "Come on vacation, leave on probation" is Smith County's motto. Well, we also add "return on violation," too.Joorie Doodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711770130122160427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61645970914195536822015-01-14T14:07:54.965-06:002015-01-14T14:07:54.965-06:00Kerr County prosecutors use pretrial jailing as a ...Kerr County prosecutors use pretrial jailing as a method of punishment and means of coercing pleas for inmates sitting in the county jail on bonds they can't afford in lieu of actually trying cases. Just look at the number of inmates held pretrial for 100+ days. The local DA's have a trial backlog of hundreds of cases, yet on average less than 1 criminal felony trial happens per month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-91885326403180139032015-01-14T13:20:00.435-06:002015-01-14T13:20:00.435-06:00Kerr County: "Come on vacation, leave on pro...Kerr County: "Come on vacation, leave on probation!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-31332563014826286032015-01-14T13:19:11.898-06:002015-01-14T13:19:11.898-06:00This is indeed a sad development but the sheriff h...This is indeed a sad development but the sheriff has been rumbling about this for a year or more. The reason the jail is overcrowded is that KERR COUNTY LOCKS UP WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE. The jail is full of minor offenders and other pre-trial detainees who are not dangerous and are not flight risks. The probation departments are small and largely staffed with wanna-be cops who have no interest in keeping their people out of jail.<br /><br />It's easy to beat up on the sheriff and he is indeed a real believer in incarceration, but unfortunately at least one of our district judges loves to lock people up too. Hopefully the citizens will not fund this boondoggle, otherwise Kerr County will be a real poster child for regressive policies in criminal justice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67818317474550208622015-01-14T12:21:00.636-06:002015-01-14T12:21:00.636-06:00Good luck to the voters. I beat my head against a...Good luck to the voters. I beat my head against a wall for years in Navarro County on this exact same issue when they thought they needed a new court to handle their "backlog" of cases. Of course, Judge "There was no agreement with the snitch" Jackson only tried a case a month on average for eight years, but thought he needed help with a backlog...<br /><br />JasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com