tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791178038803775236.post911682301127358863..comments2024-03-09T22:50:09.728-06:00Comments on Judges and Lawyers Hall of Shame: Welcome to Kerrville - Home of Meth Labs and Rattlesnakesrellison@richellison.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06515577298624464361noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791178038803775236.post-66171820962971636222015-01-13T07:01:30.121-06:002015-01-13T07:01:30.121-06:00I see where the County Commissioners are finally s...I see where the County Commissioners are finally starting to bend to the relentless pounding from the Sheriff for a new jail, which will cause a tax increase. There is a simple solution to jail overcrowding which is facilitated by a 2007 Texas law commonly known as cite and release. Using this statute, the police simply write a citation for class C and some class B misdemeanors, release the accused. Cities and counties all over Texas are using this tactic, with great success. Most of the folks jailed in Kerr County are accused of very petty crime, and do not need to be in jail. If one doubt this, just check this web site in the mornings to see the jailing from the previous day.<br /><br />http://www.bustedmugshots.com/texas/kerrville<br /><br />Our retired folks should not be forced to divert grocery money into jailing some kid overnight for a petty crime. If the Commissioners raise taxes without discussions of alternatives, there should be some new blood in that court after the next election. <br /><br />Using cite and release will change the narrative from jail expansion to jail contraction, and everyone is a winner, except the tax-and-spend crowd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com