Texas County Progress

The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas

Jails

Jail Population Management: Elected County Officials’ Guide to Pretrial Services

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There are more than 700,000 individuals incarcerated in county jails nationwide on any given day, which is up from 400,000 since 1990. An estimated two-thirds of the inmates are in “pretrial status,” meaning that they are being held without conviction at a great cost to local taxpayers. Further, statistics show that of all pre-trial inmates, a majority (65 percent) … [Read more...] about Jail Population Management: Elected County Officials’ Guide to Pretrial Services

TCJS November Meeting Recap

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TCJS November Meeting Recap By Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger, Chairman, Texas Commission on Jail Standards The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS), or the Commission, conducted its quarterly meeting on Nov. 5th. During the meeting the Commission voted to rescind remedial orders that had previously been issued for Hopkins and Jim Hogg counties.  … [Read more...] about TCJS November Meeting Recap

Indigent DefenseTask Force Changes Plan Submission Process

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The Task Force on Indigent Defense (Task Force) has developed a new process for submission of indigent defense plans resulting in a single, uniform, accessible indigent defense plan for each court level in each county that may be amended and searched, said Task Force Director Jim Bethke. The changes were initiated based on internal audit recommendations. Plan submission … [Read more...] about Indigent DefenseTask Force Changes Plan Submission Process