tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1280412085093758416..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Federal judge: Parole board members may be personally liable for 'Condition X' due-process violationsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54787526924261623962012-05-29T11:48:41.553-05:002012-05-29T11:48:41.553-05:00Can anyone help me out? I have a 10 year sentence ...Can anyone help me out? I have a 10 year sentence for burglary of habitation. I was released on parole in 2009. I discharge in december 2013. I have special condition x imposed on me for an indecent exposure when I was 14 years old. From what I've looked up online texas code of criminal procedure says I have to have 2 of these charges to have special conditions x imposed on me. Now they are saying it only has to be 1 But current policy states that I have to have 2. Has there been a policy change? Can anyone help me? These conditions are causing me not to be able to have a job and putting stress and strain on my entire family. Please help. anthonybickham@hotmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327226623659709770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1180472873212993242012-05-24T08:42:58.197-05:002012-05-24T08:42:58.197-05:00Thomas Griffith, this link will get you to the inf...Thomas Griffith, this link will get you to the information you're looking for. <br /><br />http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/bpp/brd_members/brd_members.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-55578672461814733582012-05-23T16:22:58.942-05:002012-05-23T16:22:58.942-05:00the problem 1:14 is that they got caught up in the...the problem 1:14 is that they got caught up in the new witch hunt that says ANYTHING you do under the cover of Sex Crimes is LEGAL...even when it's not!<br /><br />now they can hang for it!rodsmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-74688272363046834452012-05-23T13:14:59.127-05:002012-05-23T13:14:59.127-05:00Very interesting piece! I am so thankful this blo...Very interesting piece! I am so thankful this blog exists.<br /><br />This court ruling is quite surprising. Normally, governmental actors have a huge shield protecting them from civil liability. That shield, the Texas Tort Claims Act, is nearly absolute. However, the shield does not apply to civil rights violations, and due process is a civil right. So, I guess that must have been the reasoning applied by the Judge. I would seriously doubt that the state would EVER allow a BPP member to have to foot the bill, whether it is the legal fees, or a settlement or judgment, for any of the misapplications of Special Condition "X", especially if they were relying on the legal opinion of their own attorney employed by the BPP.<br /><br />I know that the comments here have been pretty harsh towards the members of the BPP. However, I have dealt with each of them in the past, and I have always found them to be diligent, fair, honest, and hard working. Perhaps errors were made, but I seriously doubt there was ever any malice involved. That's just my .02Kevin Stouwienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6727651358874074422012-05-23T12:12:22.182-05:002012-05-23T12:12:22.182-05:00Are the Parole Board members not part of the "...Are the Parole Board members not part of the "lawyers' union" (State bar, etc.)? I'm always surprised an agency can be held accountable, ever. How can other accountabilities be engaged? There are way too many folks hung up by fees, fines, jail, prison and worse.<br /><br />UH-OH, stoopid Captcha!!johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808884177035705472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6619873366028065492012-05-23T11:34:43.068-05:002012-05-23T11:34:43.068-05:00Hey Grits, when you get time please consider updat...Hey Grits, when you get time please consider updating this Post with the names of all (7) and the cities / counties in which they reside. I ask so that the taxpayers & voters may put a name with the action(s) of board members in hopes of learning about possible political trends, patterns and / or reasons for knowingly and willingly egregiously misbranding. *If Walmart branded Chicken as Lobster, or Beef as Pork, all hell would break lose. <br /><br />If any GFB readers happen to know additional info regarding the individually listed board members please share. By having their; names, locations, political affiliations made public we might be able to learn more about their spouses and eventually what makes them tick. At some point we might learn what is driving these puppets to boldly vote as one vs. doing so independently. Thanks.Thomas R. Griffithhttp://www.projectnotguilty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-43308944884529824722012-05-23T10:43:03.484-05:002012-05-23T10:43:03.484-05:00The true irony is that further in Mike Ward's ...The true irony is that further in Mike Ward's article, it stated that the General Counsel of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Ms. Bettie Wells, was not personally liable. If appointed officials act upon the legal acumen of their in-house counsel, shouldn't the entity giving faulty counsel also be held accountable?<br />This discrepancy is further shown by the fact that Stuart Jenkins, who is not employed by the Board of Pardons and Paroles, is being made vulnerable by whatever pseudo counseling he is receiving from the TDCJ's legal department.<br />The day that the Coleman ruling came down should have been the day that the condition X hearings commenced.This procedure should have been planned as soon as it became a potential consequence of an adverse ruling in Coleman.<br />The failure of both agency's general counsel's offices has led to this fiasco, and this needs to be examined and immediately corrected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67987814012326359172012-05-23T09:52:10.531-05:002012-05-23T09:52:10.531-05:00oh i agree 7:42 the problem is the United States S...oh i agree 7:42 the problem is the United States Supreme Court keeps saying over and over you can't hold crooked govt stooges criminally liable for their crimes. Hell it's hard enough to get them to let a CIVIL award go through.rodsmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25188860716454782472012-05-23T08:39:01.912-05:002012-05-23T08:39:01.912-05:00Thw sad thing is, many inmates do not have legal r...Thw sad thing is, many inmates do not have legal representation or education to know they have been violated. TX BPP is a predator of sorts relying on that fact alone. Though I do not condemn their efforts for wanting to keep the community safe; they are not above the law in doing so. It is sad that they have lacked such integrity.Padronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-91040514235706493942012-05-23T07:42:05.344-05:002012-05-23T07:42:05.344-05:00Would be more appropriate if they were held crimin...Would be more appropriate if they were held criminally liable. That way they could take the place of those who were illegally incarcerated and get the shank to the throat they deserve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-90277294871811826842012-05-23T06:30:18.293-05:002012-05-23T06:30:18.293-05:00I second that.I second that.ColeenSanLeonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-11106287692226690902012-05-22T17:26:35.042-05:002012-05-22T17:26:35.042-05:00Could't happen to a better bunch of hatefiled ...Could't happen to a better bunch of hatefiled retard nazi wannabee's<br /><br />Hope each and every person they have hit with it now file multi million dollar damage lawsuits and turn each one into a personal wage slave for the rest of their LIVES!rodsmithnoreply@blogger.com