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Texas jails aren't meeting deadlines to free inmates, costing some counties thousands in settlements
Jessica Jackson was supposed to be released from Dallas County jail in time for the holidays last year. She was arrested in early December for misdemeanor drug possession and violating parole, but was credited time for two years she'd already served on a previous aggravated robbery sentence.
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Texas jails aren't meeting deadlines to free inmates, costing some counties thousands in settlements
Jessica Jackson was supposed to be released from Dallas County jail in time for the holidays last year. She was arrested in early December for misdemeanor drug possession and violating parole, but was credited time for two years she'd already served on a previous aggravated robbery sentence.
