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Bexar, Collin probation departments thumb noses at state diversion goals

The main reason Texas does not currently face a prison overcrowding crisis right now has been the implementation over the last two sessions of new diversion programs at local probation departments aimed at reducing felony revocations.Most local probation departments that received new diversion funding have seen their felony revocation rates decline significantly, according to an analysis by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (pdf), but three counties receiving grants saw increases in revocations (p. 20):Bexar: 79.9% Nueces: 10.7%Collin: 91.6%Collin and Bexar's numbers, in particular, are as disgraceful as they are untenable. At this point, if they don't improve immediately, the state should take away their grant money.I don't know why the Bexar County judges keep probation chief Bill Fitzgerald around at this point...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 14, 2009 (boomark / email).