tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post3040673590095447741..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Uncertainty at key committee chair slots clouds criminal-justice expectationsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38980408325592735412012-06-27T07:43:26.474-05:002012-06-27T07:43:26.474-05:00Money following the kid, everyone had been discuss...Money following the kid, everyone had been discussing that for years before Carter came on board. The back door folks are just getting Carters name out there since his mentor will some be going off the Board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-28045076088940814542012-06-25T13:07:58.569-05:002012-06-25T13:07:58.569-05:00Grits,
You are probably not aware it was juvenile ...Grits,<br />You are probably not aware it was juvenile probation departments that proposed the money follows the child concept. SouthEast Texas Chief's pilot project was the first of several that others piggybacked on and it was a plan developed by 1 person, Carter from Fort Bend, as just a concept of how the county entities might be able to do this. Coleman in Whitmire's office took that concept, told Whitmire it was a done deal and he took off with it. Got Carter in hot water because the other SE chiefs had not even seen it. Behold North East and Central chiefs associations took the concept and jumped on it. Miracle upon Miracle TJPC supported the concept and it went statewide. Carter went from scapegoat to hero, but most people don't know this cause he was just a lowly stats person who is now chief out west. Our SE chief's region first shyed away from the concept but as momentum gained so did the support because money was attached. So, legislators proposed the bills because us citizens cannot do so, but it was a citizen that developed the plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-22348437441329153292012-06-15T20:45:02.046-05:002012-06-15T20:45:02.046-05:00I dont think Joan Huffman can do the job. She is ...I dont think Joan Huffman can do the job. She is very closed minded. <br />CathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-7948614271722206012012-06-15T10:17:13.107-05:002012-06-15T10:17:13.107-05:00I agree with that, 7:37, but to give credit where ...I agree with that, 7:37, but to give credit where it's due, it was the Lege who decided to let the money follow the youth so there'd be programming at the local level. TJPC did a good job with implementation, but they were implementing a legislative policy.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-33151358858594558602012-06-15T08:33:54.352-05:002012-06-15T08:33:54.352-05:00Its not Over-Incarceration, its Under Support of t...Its not Over-Incarceration, its Under Support of the Prison Industry.<br /><br />If California's courts have placed strain on county jails then we must build more county jails and hire more county jail guards so as to fully incarcerate and keep incarcerated the criminal element and do it at the juvenile level so as to stop the breeding of criminals.FleaStiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837830811566745662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-45912945294230938272012-06-15T07:37:47.026-05:002012-06-15T07:37:47.026-05:00Grits, I would respectfully submit the reduction i...Grits, I would respectfully submit the reduction in TYC commitments is far more a result of the leadership of the old TJPC and the efforts of the probation departments across the state. They worked together to disperse the funds in a way that every department was able to better serve youthful offenders and create programs or contract with programs to divert kids away from TYC. <br /><br />The work done in the departments is often forgotten when passing out praise to the media grabbers. TJPC and the field did a good job making chicken salad out of..... You know the rest of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-27224929090327050982012-06-14T07:02:26.015-05:002012-06-14T07:02:26.015-05:00They have to find money. No new prisons will be bu...They have to find money. No new prisons will be built for a very long time. Prisoners are low on the list because they don't vote as much. Hopefully, Probation, Adult and Juvenile, will not have to suffer cuts. Stay the course and all will be ok.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1864705084721691522012-06-14T06:43:40.345-05:002012-06-14T06:43:40.345-05:009:54, Yes, the juvie institutions still have probl...9:54, Yes, the juvie institutions still have problems, but the truth is Madden and Whitmire's fix to reduce juvie inmates populations has been a roaring success. TYC now houses about 1,100 youth after maxxing out at 5,000, and the units were depopulated without harming public safety (juvie crime continued to fall). That's a huge accomplishment. The Lege refused to truly reform the institutions because of cost and so let the problems fester - a problem for which Madden is not unilaterally to blame - but de-incarceration piece has succeeded beyond all expectations, snarky anonymous trolling aside.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67102503650615307652012-06-13T21:54:40.982-05:002012-06-13T21:54:40.982-05:00If anyone really pays attention, Madden is easy to...If anyone really pays attention, Madden is easy to replace. His much taunted reform of TYC is crumbling as we speak.<br />Meanwhile, he makes money traveling around the country bragging about his reform. Let's hope those in his audience don't ask any questions, lest we forget how Rep. Turner had him stuttering and babbeling with simple questions.<br /><br />Guess he will not be sending people to read Grits or any Mike Ward reports on his amazing reforms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18646015520638851102012-06-13T08:18:29.350-05:002012-06-13T08:18:29.350-05:00Thanks for this comprehensive "inside basebal...Thanks for this comprehensive "inside baseball" review. I share your concern that new faces + learning curves = lack of progress and risk of setbacks. It may not bode well for positive changes in criminal justice; I hope I am overly pessimistic..Prison Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03651611135066437902noreply@blogger.com