Good stuff from Texas criminal justice blogs

I wanted to recommend some terrific recent offerings from the Texas blogosphere on criminal justice topics:

From Texas Prison Bidness:

• Sheriff's confidante pleads guilty in Bexar/Premier management scandal
  
• The Hidden Cost of Private Prisons
• Jail alternatives can save counties money
• How do you explain a problem like Hutto?
• Reporter who broke CCA case nominated for Texas Emmy
• A closer look at LCS Corrections
• CCA spent $1.3 million on lobbying in first half of 2007

From Dallas South:

• Just go read everything Shawn has written on Jena, La.
  

From Defending People:

• Mark Bennett confronts media bias against homeless, mentally ill veterans
• Advice to new criminal defense lawyers

From The Defense Perspective:

• Anonymous Criticism
  
• Stephen Gustitis on pretrial jitters
• Gustitis blogs first day of felony jury trial
• Day One Complete
• Day Two Complete
  

Texas Council on Probation

• Sweeping changes needed for Texas: New Department of Probation

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer

• Execution is proof of guilt in Texas
• The War on Drugs is the new New Deal