tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1379640412857312857..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: $16 Billion in TX crimjust spending disproportionately goes to correctionsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-70077127332613809792018-07-13T09:06:48.157-05:002018-07-13T09:06:48.157-05:00If by preachers you mean people who have taken an ...If by preachers you mean people who have taken an oath of poverty, then yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-27027567256854081882018-07-13T00:04:53.040-05:002018-07-13T00:04:53.040-05:00Are they turning out preachers now?
Are they turning out preachers now?<br />rozmatazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324115862665640779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50687624689641960622018-07-11T16:01:04.805-05:002018-07-11T16:01:04.805-05:00Texas prisons have a very poor track record of reh...Texas prisons have a very poor track record of rehabilitation. Change must come from the heart, and Texas is finally recognizing the fact that prison ministries are doing a much better job of changing offenders lives for the good and reducing the recidivism rates.lplagenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286754515373932191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-43930425073706967582018-07-11T10:13:26.246-05:002018-07-11T10:13:26.246-05:00Looking at it from a capitalist standpoint is flaw...Looking at it from a capitalist standpoint is flawed though because very few state prisons are private for-profit owned from my understanding. I know a lot of people think we should get away from privatizing prisons but I disagree. I feel most problems can be solved with the free market. For instance, if the state awarded contracts based on reduced recidivism or some such criteria, it would incentivize prisons to ensure they're actually rehabilitating inmates. I know that's a broad generalization but it's just my two cents.Saltyhttp://seasonedwithsalt.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-55311233313401605852018-07-11T08:03:07.874-05:002018-07-11T08:03:07.874-05:00That's exactly right, Steven: CO pay is among ...That's exactly right, Steven: CO pay is among the lowest in the country. Police pay varies but is generally on the low side. And indigent defense is VERY low bc we have so few public defenders.<br /><br />We have the largest prison pop in the country and VERY low per capita spending rates.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-53783804208341747662018-07-11T04:05:45.761-05:002018-07-11T04:05:45.761-05:00You've got my interest piqued, Scott. How doe...You've got my interest piqued, Scott. How does the pay for law enforcement officers and correctional officers in Texas compare with neighboring states and the nation as a whole. I get the impression that Texas has more of each of the three CJ workers and pays them leas. <br />In capitalist circles there's a saying, you get what you pay for. The Lege ought to cough up enough pay raises for each segment of the criminal justice manpool that Texas doesn't hemorrhage the best and the brightest police, judges and correctional officers to higher-paying jurisdictions.Steven Michael Seyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809935502307219692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-37878007295341734272018-07-10T18:07:14.465-05:002018-07-10T18:07:14.465-05:00Different pot of money. This is state and local. T...Different pot of money. This is state and local. That's the feds, mostly.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-57876174243399495852018-07-10T15:39:33.610-05:002018-07-10T15:39:33.610-05:00Police, Judicial, Corrections. How much of this is...Police, Judicial, Corrections. How much of this is being used to keep immigrants out of the country?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com