tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post606966599014429549..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Funding needed to bolster Office of Capital and Forensic WritsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-9580513453559175442019-03-11T06:42:54.169-05:002019-03-11T06:42:54.169-05:00Something doesn't add up. The attorneys who s...Something doesn't add up. The attorneys who sign up to work at the OCFW know in advance what they will be paid. Low salaries might explain problems in attracting staff but if, once hired, they are leaving very rapidly, surely that speaks to other problems at this agency. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4536224753080181342019-03-05T09:04:57.098-06:002019-03-05T09:04:57.098-06:00Given recent Supreme Court decisions finding const...Given recent Supreme Court decisions finding constitutional problems in Texas death penalty cases decades after conviction, it's more important than ever that any constitutional issues with a conviction or sentence be investigated and decided on the front-end of a case, rather than decades late or not at all. <br /><br />This seems to be a rare opportunity to fund an important aspect of the criminal justice system without using any general revenue. As i understand it, OCFW is simply seeking to have appropriated to it funds that can only be used for these kinds of purposes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com