Articles Posted in Dallas Criminal Justice

Need to see if a friend or loved one is in the Dallas County Jail?

Here is the Dallas County Jail Lookup. It’s like Facebook for inmates. You can search by name, bookin number, or criminal case number.

Dallas has one of the worst jails in the country. It constantly fails inspection. If you do search and find a friend or family member in the Dallas jail bail them out before they get a staph infection.

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officers spend a lot of time harassing college students, busting up high school key parties, and arresting bar employees. However, TABC agents know how to have a good time. In fact, TABC agent routinely work undercover at Dallas strip clubs buying lap dances and beer with your tax dollars!

I filed an open records request last year to learn more about this undercover operation. To my surprise these strip clubs stings are not a TABC employee morale boosting program- this is considered law enforcement.

Nothing makes blogging material like a follow up story. So, I filed a follow up open records request to check in on the TABC strib club subsidy program.

I get a few readers who are searching for “Dallas Court of Appeals”. As a public service here is some basic information on the 5th District Court of Appeals.

Where is the website for the 5th District Court of Appeals in Dallas?

Here is the website. This site was recognized as one of the best in 2000. Unfortunately, it really hasn’t changed since. The site design has a Windows 95 flair. Function over form.

The debate on the CP raid is evolving. My original post generated some good discussion on liberties, lifestyles, and law enforcement. Thanks to all for reading and posting.

One justification for this raid that hasn’t been discussed is the nanny state view. The idea that adults need police protection from themselves. A great summary of this view if offered by Duncanville Police Detective Dan Hunt. Here is a quote from DMN-

In a city news release issued Wednesday, police Detective Dan Hunt said the Cherry Pit’s owners are endangering and exploiting patrons.

Late Saturday night the Duncanville Police raided the “cherry pit”, a private residence that also hosts swinger parties. According to DMN the police stormed in guns drawn (insert joke here). From DMN

Duncanville police executed a search warrant at the club, the Cherry Pit, which has been the subject of a Duncanville ordinance that bans sex clubs.

“They had guns drawn when they busted down the door,” said Ed Klein, the Cherry Pit’s attorney. “You’d have thought this was some kind of meth lab.”