tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5259299277754299999..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Prisoner made furniture as campaign swag?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-19135704411770454572011-09-14T01:10:37.129-05:002011-09-14T01:10:37.129-05:00Great information about outdoor furniture here is ...Great information about outdoor furniture here is also some more information on <a href="http://www.desiredliving.com.au" rel="nofollow">Rattan Furniture</a>.Oceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11498065383187587103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-71572191369445441852011-09-05T14:52:23.630-05:002011-09-05T14:52:23.630-05:00My understanding is that many legislators have fre...My understanding is that many legislators have free gifts of Stainless Steel BBQue grills that were built at the Stainless Steel Plant at the Boyd Unit and not years ago.PAPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05778667657874134437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-52052196062849989672011-09-03T09:03:32.267-05:002011-09-03T09:03:32.267-05:00It is very well designed. Thanks for sharing.It is very well designed. Thanks for sharing.sakset.shttp://breakfastfoodsale.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67705775406455576872011-09-02T04:38:31.074-05:002011-09-02T04:38:31.074-05:00Actually, the public can buy things from prisoners...Actually, the public can buy things from prisoners that make or craft items in the TDCJ. Police officers have bought leather goods like belts, handcuff cases and other items for years. The work is excellent.Steve Spraguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820752796971684443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-49349547350116343352011-09-02T01:30:15.844-05:002011-09-02T01:30:15.844-05:00Nice blog, here is some more information on Wicker...Nice blog, here is some more information on <a href="http://www.desiredliving.com.au/Outdoor-11.htm" rel="nofollow">Wicker Outdoor Furniture</a>.Oceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11498065383187587103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3049774768875263742011-09-01T09:29:10.280-05:002011-09-01T09:29:10.280-05:00Homeless Cowboy, it was a different world back in ...Homeless Cowboy, it was a different world back in the game. I would like to be able to purchase that gritty lie soap to wash my hands with after piddlin with my old truck and nothing cleans a toilet, or anything else for that matter, better than Bippy. If Debbie Riddle is not violating any ethics laws, that’s pretty cool that she is taking advantage of her position to hook her contributors up with some nice exclusive gifts. Being exclusive is what makes them cool and people like cool stuff. Isn’t there a motto that applies to campaign contributions, "A fool and their money will soon be parted"? I could be that fool. This is ingenious. The only way her peers would make it illegal is their jealously that they didn’t think of it first. Knowing they would just be Debbie posing when they do it to. <br />Nice post Scott, very entertaining. Someone should do a reality TV show about our Texas legislators. How about it Bobby Goldstein?Sheldon tyc#47333https://www.blogger.com/profile/17236854879241753231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-24517829968695377992011-09-01T09:19:48.255-05:002011-09-01T09:19:48.255-05:00Wasn't a former local Sheriff charged with the...Wasn't a former local Sheriff charged with the crime of using inmate labor to make BBQ pits to sell? The only difference I see is that she is using state inmates to make her goods to sell. For her to say she is giving the items away for donations is like peeing on my leg and telling me it is raining. This seems to be an open and shut ethics violation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-48489537744493770962011-09-01T09:13:17.807-05:002011-09-01T09:13:17.807-05:00sorry that was 1972sorry that was 1972The Homeless Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004267716709384953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4951386588532589482011-09-01T09:12:20.949-05:002011-09-01T09:12:20.949-05:00Well 6:13 thats a different kind of labor. The ite...Well 6:13 thats a different kind of labor. The items that inmates make in their "Piddlin" time are usually made of materials that the inmate or someone on the outside has paid for. For instance in 1772, I was an inmate and I wanted to have something made for my mother, I had my dad send the money to an old man who did piddlin, he in turn bought material and made my mother a purse which dad picked up at his next visit and sent the fellow some money for his work. That was the way it worked then I dont know about now.The Homeless Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004267716709384953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-81736859381565479772011-09-01T06:13:14.857-05:002011-09-01T06:13:14.857-05:00"... helping these guys earn some money."..."... helping these guys earn some money." Not true. Prisoners don't get a penny for their labor, according to the director for TDCJ industries. He spoke recently at our Lions Club.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69833612303606469732011-09-01T00:53:44.055-05:002011-09-01T00:53:44.055-05:00Shouldn't these lovely items be publicly avail...Shouldn't these lovely items be publicly available, with the proceeds going in part to the inmate, and in part to pay restitution or support educational programs? I'd be willing to buy one of these attractive sounding objects, not least because it would be a way of demonstrating to people that prisoners can learn a useful skill and make things of beauty. I already have a little cork noticeboard that I bought up at Ellis I many years ago when visiting a client - it is decorated with a panorama of miniature buildings and trees, is quite charming, and has given me a lot of pleasure over the years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-63779642243942526042011-09-01T00:18:41.797-05:002011-09-01T00:18:41.797-05:00I'm a bit confused about this. Inmates who wor...I'm a bit confused about this. Inmates who work in the craft shops can make items like cedar wood chests, that can then be picked up by friends and family at visitation and then sold on the open market. Anyone can buy them.sunray's wenchhttp://lookingforthecabinbythelake.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com