tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post112523762606211388..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Roundup at 100,000 visitorsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1152073097043885372006-07-04T23:18:00.000-05:002006-07-04T23:18:00.000-05:00oh and another thing....people are staying on cca ...oh and another thing....people are staying on cca mineral wells as much as 6yrs...their entire sentance...what happened to 6 months to a year? people getting denied parole left and right even though they are eligable for it..wtf?.....all i can do now looking back is shake my head and wonder how so many are going to preparole but not getting outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1152072887570470212006-07-04T23:14:00.000-05:002006-07-04T23:14:00.000-05:00i was at cca mineral wells during the riot.....tot...i was at cca mineral wells during the riot.....total bullshit...no guards or laws on the southside fo the unit for almost 7 hrs we had complete controll...u lock up 2100 men in a big cage with no locked doors and only 2 guards to a building of over 300 inmates and you don't expect a riot? expecially when a large number of them are violent offenders and/or confirmed gang members...we shake and throw gang signs right in front of the guards and no one does anything about it....people get beat up everyday in the bathrooms ...cigaretts and drugs and alcahol and pimping the female gaurds....two guards raped a female gaurd while i was there ..one guard was arrested on the unit in his building for child molestation and child pornography...cca is a fucking joke...shitty food not enough to even get full..asshole guards with big mouths and no protection other than a badge and street/prison gangs fighting over everything fucking texas shoulda already known that was a bad idea ..we were on lockdown for a month and nothing changed we still pretty much run the damn place...cheif of security williams is a double crossing asshole...the people that helped calm everyone down after the riot were the firts to get locked up in solitare and catch new charges the hispanics started the damn riot and were caught with over 250 knives and were put right back in there original buildings even during lockup......stupid i sall i can say......sorry i can't spell ya'll...it says well for the classes at cca and tdcj don't it....have a good dayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1125388749139482902005-08-30T02:59:00.000-05:002005-08-30T02:59:00.000-05:00Well you've done it now, bucko.Erm, intelligent co...Well you've done it now, bucko.<BR/><BR/>Erm, intelligent conversation to come some other time.<BR/><BR/>Ciao nowA knave, perfectly understoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038506126045662473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1125361141436698962005-08-29T19:19:00.000-05:002005-08-29T19:19:00.000-05:00Yeah, the Mineral Wells riot is bad news for CCA o...Yeah, the Mineral Wells riot is bad news for CCA on the heels of <A HREF="http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1124800491/10" REL="nofollow">86 inmates suing CCA in Colorado</A>. Especially when CCA wants to build a 2,800 bed $100 million <A HREF="http://www.stoppcoalition.org/coverage.php?CoverageID=35" REL="nofollow">superjail</A> in Laredo.<BR/><BR/>-bobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1125341761049571682005-08-29T13:56:00.000-05:002005-08-29T13:56:00.000-05:00Thanks, guys. Bob, did you see there was a riot at...Thanks, guys. Bob, did you see there was a riot at a CCA prison unit in Mineral Wells over the weekend? See <A HREF="http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/localnews/news8/stories/wfaa050828_wz_prisonriot.b8163bf9.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Very interesting stuff, anonymous, from your grand jury experience, if, sadly, unsurprising. Best,Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1125339442583841702005-08-29T13:17:00.000-05:002005-08-29T13:17:00.000-05:00That's really sad to hear about Thurgood Marshal s...That's really sad to hear about Thurgood Marshal snitching...<BR/><BR/>Equally sad, his son and namesake is on the <A HREF="http://www.correctionscorp.com/board.html" REL="nofollow">board </A> of notorious private prison corporation Corrections Corporation of America.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on the 100,000 hit!<BR/><BR/>- bob libalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1125336935302776142005-08-29T12:35:00.000-05:002005-08-29T12:35:00.000-05:00Congrats on your 100,000th hit. I think this is a ...Congrats on your 100,000th hit. I think this is a milestone for a single issue single state blog! There is no other blog/site that I know of that covers Texas criminal justice so in depth. Thanks again Grits!Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12229025012229971535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1125316402512301612005-08-29T06:53:00.000-05:002005-08-29T06:53:00.000-05:00I recently did a stint on a Federal Grand Jury in ...I recently did a stint on a Federal Grand Jury in Houston. Almost, no, now that I think back on it, ALL the dope smugglers on whom they were seeking indictments consented to searches.<BR/><BR/>So, there are a few possibilities. 1. All big-time dope smugglers are extremely stupid. 2. If they did not consent to search, no indictment was brought, so we did not see those cases. 3. Police lied about the consent.<BR/><BR/>Occam's Razor should be applied.<BR/><BR/>Also - in every case I can remember, the reason they were in court was because someone tattled. Often, an undercover agent, more often, someone who had had a falling-out with the target.<BR/><BR/>Sorry - I think I had best be anonymous on this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com