tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post4281521734677794315..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: TDCJ must choose between statist, Reaganite options on prison understaffingGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-26190254352675435842012-11-25T20:04:16.850-06:002012-11-25T20:04:16.850-06:00Anonymous 1:11
You shore nuff know how to say that...Anonymous 1:11<br />You shore nuff know how to say that in a way that's downright purdy!<br />But we just call that sort o' shit good ol' pork fat. CutTheFatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-27130046901570664842012-11-25T13:11:51.367-06:002012-11-25T13:11:51.367-06:00Working in a prison is a tough job to begin with a...Working in a prison is a tough job to begin with and many people sign on as a necessary fiscal evil, hoping to move on later.<br /><br />Many of the newer prison units located in the more remote areas were built for political and economic benefits to the communities where they are located and not for the States' correctional needs,so any outright closure will be fought. Setting differential pay intuitively makes sense, but will not solve the problem alone. TDCJ can build housing for the employees in these remote area and charge them next to nothing and allow travel reimbursement for travel to and from work for those who live further away and don't want to move. Sytem wide, Legislative reforms to the Penal Code, i.e. de-criminalizing certain offenses or re-thinking what crimes should continue to be a Felony are part of the overall solution for the TDCJ population to be reduced so that the ratio of CO's to prisoners is safe. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-10468226179193841452012-11-24T21:25:19.773-06:002012-11-24T21:25:19.773-06:00TDCJ was able to close the Central Unit and still ...TDCJ was able to close the Central Unit and still have available bed space due in part to a slight increase in parole approval rates over the last two years. A 1% increase in parole and DMS (discretionary-mandatory supervision) rates equals approximately 1,000 additional releases. So, another slight increase in approval rates and continuation of the Madden/Whitmire reforms could help in solving this problem.Frank G.noreply@blogger.com