- Don't get sick at the Tarrant County Jail,
- Austin Taser death result of bad policy, and
- God, where is ACLU now that America needs it?
- Ten percent of US inmates are "lifers," reports the New York Times, with a great followup here. See also TChris from TalkLeft and more from Doc Berman.
- Not all the judges from Sherman are quite so silly: Read this excellent article from the Sherman Herald-Democrat about a Grayson County drug court.
- Injustice Anywhere laments how for years the Dallas PD turned a blind eye to abuses by confidential informants.
Ironically, after I launched the site, my sister-in-law reminded me that GRITS is also an acronym, a common shorthand among teenage debutante types for the phrase, "Girls Raised In The South"!
ReplyDeleteObviously, that wasn't my intent -- I figured Grits for Breakfast implied something southern, daily, and good for you. Besides, I don' think the missus would approve of the other interpretation. Thanks for stopping by!