Ron Stretcher

Blogs
October 6, 2014
Dallas County Will Experiment with Not Arresting People Caught with Marijuana
Get caught with a joint in Dallas this afternoon and you'll find yourself being chauffeured to Lew Sterrett in the back of a squad car. Get caught with a joint in Dallas this January and you may well escape with a ticket and a stern admonition to show up in court. The Dallas Morning News reported o ... More >>
Blogs
September 4, 2012
Dallas County Has a List of its 100 Drunkest Drunks, and It's Out to Get Them Treatment
If you're reading this, chances are you're probably not among Dallas County's "Top 100 Serial Inebriates," the recently compiled list of some of the area's most hopeless alcoholics. These aren't the people who overindulge on a Saturday night and have to sleep it off in the drunk tank. These are the ... More >>
News
September 27, 2001
Unhappy Campers
Critics of a private prison firm that ran two juvenile boot camps in Dallas wonder where the love is at these "tough love academies"
News
September 13, 2001
Make 'em Pay
Spurred by a horrifying wave of teen violence in the '90s, Texas today spends more money than ever to lock up young criminals. Are we getting our money's worth?

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