By Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger • Chairman, Texas Commission on Jail Standards The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission) conducted its quarterly workshop and Commission meeting on May 2 in Austin. The Commission continued its process of updating changes to Standards and proposed 17 new changes to Standards for comment, including deleting a Standard that was … [Read more...] about County Jail News: TCJS Meeting Recap
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County Jail News: TCJS Meeting Recap
By Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger, Commission Chair The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS or Commission) conducted its quarterly workshop and Commission meeting on Feb. 7 in Austin. Commission Chair and Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger expressed appreciation to the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas, Texas Association of Counties, Conference … [Read more...] about County Jail News: TCJS Meeting Recap
Indigent Defense Commission Publishes Veterans Defender Resource
The 81st Texas Legislature authorized counties to establish a Veterans Court, and those interested in creating such a court now have a thorough resource guide. The Texas Indigent Defense Commission (the Commission) has published the Veterans Defender Resource for county and court officials who are interested in the establishment of a new Veterans Court or enhancing their … [Read more...] about Indigent Defense Commission Publishes Veterans Defender Resource
TCJS Meeting Recap
By Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger, Chairman, Texas Commission on Jail Standards The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission or TCJS) met in workshop and regular session on Feb. 3-4. The first workshop to review Jail Standards was a tremendous success measured by the comments submitted by counties before and during the meeting. The Commission appreciates … [Read more...] about TCJS Meeting Recap
Texas Commission on Jail Standards Workshops
Workshop Goals: · Provide an open forum to discuss Jail Standards and regulations. · Develop process and procedures to review, discuss, and receive input to Jail Standards. · Provide opportunity to … [Read more...] about Texas Commission on Jail Standards Workshops