Just to clear my browser tabs, here are a few odds and ends that deserve readers' attention while I'm focused on work projects:
Austin police monitor: Public angered more by cops shooting dogs than people
Grits didn't see it when it aired but couldn't help but laugh at this clip from Jordan Klepper at the Daily Show about Austin PD training officers to avoid shooting dogs, with the Police Monitor declaring the public appears to care far more when a dog is shot than a person. That sounds about right.
CURE chair profiled
The Texas Observer has a profile of Josh Gravens, the young new chair of a venerable prisoners' advocacy group - the Texas Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE). I had a previously scheduled conflict and couldn't attend their recent rally, held along with TIFA and Texas Voices, but I'm glad to see CURE active and infused with some new blood.
'How churches can attack the prison pipeline'
See Dallas News coverage of the "National Prison Summit on Incarceration, a multidenominational church-sponsored gathering."
Video visitation at Dallas jail won't stop face to face visits
Dallas County will begin video visitation at the jail, but the commissioners court wisely insisted that face to face visits must continue. Pretty expensive: $10 for 20 minutes.
Solitary confinement meets public schools
Ever heard of schools using "seclusion rooms" for misbehaving students? New to me. See here and here.
A conservative case for reining in prosecutor misconduct
A blogger out of Tyler identifying himself as part of the "conservative resistance" riffed off of a recent Grits post to make the argument for more harshly punishing prosecutor misconduct, overviewing some of Smith County's most infamous scandals and the habitual, circle-the-wagons response by local officials.
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Given the average dog and the average Texas defendant, I'd agree!
Punishing prosecutors more harshly for proven misconduct? You sure don't want much, do ya? I would be happy if we could just start with punishing them at all and we could then see if stronger medicine is needed.
lol you hit it right on the head there Soronel. Until we fire the United States Supreme Court any punishment for these criminals is pretty much a dead issue. Since they have given them permission to pretty much lie, cheat, steal, whatever it takes to get a conviction
The problem is that most DAs think their job is getting convictions, not seeking justice. One example is the common police mistake of arresting a victim rather than a perp; then the DA won't drop charges because that goes against law enforcement. Poor victim sits in jail until they accept a plea bargain to get out, advised by lazy court appointed attorney, when a simple interview with the jailed victim should result in dropping charges and release with an apology.
Re: "A conservative case for reining in prosecutor misconduct"
Thanks, Grits for mentioning my blog. Although you may lean a little to the left and I, a little more to the right...I think we have common goals when it comes to the criminal justice system: making it more effective, fair and humane. Even the most hard-core conservatives should be getting more and more frustrated at how costly--and at the same time ineffective--our so-called "justice" system is. Keep up the good work!
INJUSTICE SYSTEM, DA'S & THE CROOKED JUDGES,LAWYERS.JAILS,PRISONS SYSTEM ARE THE REAL CRIMINALS..DRUGS ARE BROUGHT IN THE PRISONS BY GUESS WHO? DIRTY F---ING PEOPLE WORKING FOR THE SYSTEM IT'S A BIG JOKE PEOPLE AND THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGE ARE PAYING THE BIG PRICE SO THESE A-HOLeS can live GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!
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