tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2472291042887622727..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Two different views, both accurate, of Texas' overincarceration woesGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-75851871242275338932010-01-30T12:29:49.197-06:002010-01-30T12:29:49.197-06:00As long as the TDCJ revokes parole for technicals ...As long as the TDCJ revokes parole for technicals and sets people off to flex their muscle, prison over population will NOT decrease. Follow my blogs for all the information TDCJ ignored when it first revoked my parole in March, 2002 and then set me off for 2 years on 8-28-10.Clifton Tinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04190377420856567331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-80258225218736935182010-01-10T03:25:57.231-06:002010-01-10T03:25:57.231-06:00What I don't understand is why some of these &...What I don't understand is why some of these "offenders" end up in prison in the first place. I am currently in and out of the local courthouse pleading for probation. Yet they tell me that I am not eligible. Why not give me and others like me a chance? Texas stands to profit alot more with me paying probation fees and doing community service than having me behind bars. Unfortunately though the private prison companies don't and I believe that in itself says alot about our current judicial climate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69809201629661723282010-01-04T15:38:32.455-06:002010-01-04T15:38:32.455-06:00I see a positive report from both papers. However...I see a positive report from both papers. However, most encouraging is this link. TDCJ is also on track to make changes. http://www.nicic.org/TPJC<br />Six States Selected for NIC's 'Transition from Prison to Community' Initiative<br />Sep. 17, 2009<br />The National Institute of Corrections has selected Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming to participate in the next phase of the Transition from Prison to Community (TPC) Initiative. The TPC Model is a comprehensive systems approach to successfully return inmates to communities. NIC's project partners (The Center for Effective Public Policy and the Urban Institute) will provide technical assistance to these states during the next three ... >Read the full article.<<br />The light at the end of the tunnel.Texas Mavericknoreply@blogger.com