Thursday, 14 February 2008

what theyre reading at harris county



What they're reading at the Harris County probation department

A political acquaintance emails this fun news:

I was at a criminal justice seminar at the University of Houston

Clear Lake and the speaker was with the Harris County Community

Supervision and Corrections Department and they passed out a blog

you wrote regarding probation reform in Harris County Texas. ...

The probation department has your blog info and is distributing it

to their staff.

Nice to know SOMEBODY's reading this stuff. :-) Here's what Grits has

published recently on the topic of Harris County jail overcrowding.

Harris County bail series

* Bail blunders boost bulging Harris jail population

* Extra bail conditions: When tough on crime means tough on

taxpayers

* Should county government subsidize bail bond companies?

* Lack of counsel, information are bail barriers

Why is the Harris County Jail overcrowded?

* Harris County detains low-risk offenders for no reason

* Homegrown Harris Jail Jam: Jailed probationers swell inmate

numbers

* Harris jail overcrowding worse than reported

* Harris revokes probation most among big Texas counties

* TPPF: Counties must act to prevent overincarceration


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