tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post6818788036352697329..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Governor endorses radical cuts to prison agencyGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25311313547480976342011-02-11T18:15:49.346-06:002011-02-11T18:15:49.346-06:00The cuts that need to be considered is in the Agen...The cuts that need to be considered is in the Agencies top brass in the rank of Directors and Deputy Directors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-2179895130986359932011-02-10T16:20:34.810-06:002011-02-10T16:20:34.810-06:00There are thousands of inmates incarcerated in TDC...There are thousands of inmates incarcerated in TDC&J prisons that are not or are no longer a threat to society; many of these are non-violent offenders who are there primarily to help politicians (the biggest crooks of all) look good to their constituents; it's all about re-election. Consider this, Texas has the third largest prison system in the world, behind China and Russia. And I dare not think how many innocent people are in Texas prisons, considering the monstrosity of corruption in the prosecutorial agencies and the gross underfunding of the public defenders office. It is also time Texas re-wrote legislation and ended the practice of electing judges, which is an obvious conflict of interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-5641686348226335672011-02-09T18:43:02.476-06:002011-02-09T18:43:02.476-06:00Anonymous said...
I just don't trust Governor ...Anonymous said...<br />I just don't trust Governor Perry. <br /><br />You, like a lot of us here, are in the minority. Ole GoodHair was re-elected with a mandate to do as he damn well pleases.<br /><br />If we don't like it, we can always move or, in my case, just pray that he runs for POTUS so we can be rid of him!Hook Em Hornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660612847019528535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-26692246469655940612011-02-09T17:10:58.389-06:002011-02-09T17:10:58.389-06:00Texas just got national press in this report.(full...Texas just got national press in this report.(full report can be accessed at http://www.justicereinvestment.org/summit/report).<br /><br />February 8, 2011<br />For Immediate Release<br /><br />CONGRESSMAN WOLF ANNOUNCES NEW REPORT ON BIPARTISAN APPROACHES TO REDUCING CRIME,<br />RECIDIVISM AND CORRECTIONS COSTS<br /><br />Washington, D.C.—Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) was joined by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today to highlight the challenges facing the nation's corrections and criminal justice system and to unveil a new report from the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center offering proven strategies to increase public safety, reduce recidivism and save taxpayer dollars.Texas Mavericknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4466148824067993792011-02-09T13:28:49.633-06:002011-02-09T13:28:49.633-06:00Sen Whitmire has already said that TDCJ proposals ...Sen Whitmire has already said that TDCJ proposals are DOA. Madden and Whitmire are a powerful team whether you like them or not. They and their allies have changed the system to include alternatives that have brought national attention to TX. My bet is that they will give up a lot of things before they give up what they created and if Perry has any sense he will back them all of the way. He is the one that will get credit for the TX model that has garnered so much attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-22107907523332432352011-02-09T10:42:38.786-06:002011-02-09T10:42:38.786-06:00OTOH, 10:26, he can't disband the LBB and they...OTOH, 10:26, he can't disband the LBB and they're also saying that cutting probation would <a href="http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2010/06/lbb-prison-population-flat-unless-texas.html" rel="nofollow">cause the prison population to go up</a>.<br /><br />Also, IMO Perry's somewhat modified his stance since then. For example, he vetoed probation reform in 2005 then signed an essentially similar bill in 2007, which a) worked as advertised and b) didn't cause him any political blowback, and in fact earned him national credit. He's also spent money that used to go to drug task forces to help launch dozens of drug/specialty courts. Don't get me wrong, he's no Jerry Madden. But considering his overall record, there's been a notable learning curve on these topics since 2003.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-70389825130864757812011-02-09T10:26:24.746-06:002011-02-09T10:26:24.746-06:00I just don't trust Governor Perry. I still rem...I just don't trust Governor Perry. I still remember what happened in 2003. Tony Fabelo was with the Criminal Justice Policy Council at the time, and he told the legislature that making TDCJ's proposed cut of 50% to probation would be a disaster. As a reward for telling the truth, Governor Perry line item vetoed the Policy Council out of existence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com