Whitmire Challenges Harris County on Swelling Jail Population

Published October 1, 2013

Whitmire challenges Harris County on swelling jail population

Filed under: Cocaine Vs Crack Laws

State Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, is challenging some of the reasons Harris County has cited for its swelling jail population, and says it should not consider outsourcing inmates to out-of-state lockups. … The uptick in the local jail population … Read more on Houston Chronicle (blog)

Operation 'Clean Sweep' ends

Filed under: Cocaine Vs Crack Laws

Tyrell Saunders, 20, of Danville, was convicted of distributing crack cocaine and a firearms offense and sentenced to 240 months in federal prison. Operation Clean Sweep was the result of collaborative work by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the … Read more on GoDanRiver.com

Crack cocaine found in man's sock following traffic stop, arrest in Flint

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The driver was found to have a suspended license and the warrant following a search through the Law Enforcement Information Network, or LEIN. He was arrested and transported to the Flint Police Department. A subsequent search of the driver by a … Read more on The Flint Journal – MLive.com