Technology Replacing In-Person Jail Visits In Some Texas Counties If you are planning to visit your friend or family member in county jail, you may be surprised to learn there is a fight underway in some county jails to preserve in-person visits. Several counties have recently spent thousands of dollars upgrading their video conferencing technology in an effort to stream-line jail visits, and save money on prisoner transfers and supervisory personnel. Nearby counties such as Tarrant, Collin and Denton have implemented such programs that require visitors to talk to their loved ones over a phone while looking at a TV or computer monitor instead of in-person through plexiglass, or programs that allow “visitors” to pay a fee to communicate over
Read more →Thank You Toby Shook for Letting me Tag Along I had the privilege of sitting second chair with one of the State’s finest trial attorneys, Toby Shook. Until I showed up on the Collin County Courthouse steps, I’d not met Mr. Shook. I heard he was an exceptional trial attorney and a great guy. I can say after spending the day with him, the rumors are spot on. A mutual friend, Keith Harris, connected us to try a case together. I jumped at the chance. I sat taking notes during Toby’s voir dire yesterday. There was a factual issue in our case that some might characterize as “squirrelly.” Although the fact issue would not have been a silver bullet in
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