Thursday, June 16, 2011

Historian: Merger of juvenile agencies risks repeating old mistakes

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Occasional Grits commenter and UT-San Antonio historian Bill Bush had a column in the Austin Statesman over the weekend warning that offici...
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Georgia Gov thinks probationers can replace illegal immigrant employees

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Here's a fascinating policy suggestion for employing probationers out of Georgia, via Business Week magazine : Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Reasons for opposing mass incarceration and the drug war

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The July issue of the libertarian magazine Reason features several stories on mass incarceration and the criminal justice system that may in...
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Skewed priorities: Criminal courts raise plenty of revenue but Lege diverts it from indigent defense

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Checking in at Carl Reynolds blog, CourtTex , we discover that, perhaps unsurprisingly, indigent defense funding and other legal services fo...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

State rep seeks to limit private security mimicking cops

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Just before my trip to Mexico City last week, Grits published a post titled " Private security mimicking cops promotes confusion ,...
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'Anger, fear spur prison-building boom'

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In the Amarillo Globe-News, Greg Sagan has a column urging restraint in incarceration policies in the face of gaping budget shortfalls with...
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DA Craig Watkins' inner circle departing

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Dallas County DA Craig Watkins is losing his top three lieutenants, including the head of his much-praised Conviction Integrity Unit which w...
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Inmate phone time doubled to boost victim compensation revenue

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The Texas Tribune reports that TDCJ inmates would have their maximum phone time doubled under an amendment by Rep. Jerry Madden to HB 1 tha...
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2nd Gregg County death from Methadone withdrawal spurs calls for uniform policy on prescription drugs in jails

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Another Gregg County Jail inmate has died after being denied prescribed Methadone - the second such case in six months - raising the questi...
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Monday, June 13, 2011

Prosecutors' roundup of bills that 'affect their business'

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Shannon Edmonds at the Texas District and County Attorneys Association boasts that most legislation aimed at reducing Texas' prison popu...
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New parole rules require due process for imposing sex offender conditions

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The Board of Pardons and Paroles will no longer apply sex-offender restrictions - so-called "Condition X" - on parolees who've...
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Official policies, not "higher crime," cause Potter County Jail crowding

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In Amarillo, the Potter County Jail is full and the Sheriff's Office wants to expand, reported the Amarillo Globe News last week ("...
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Sunday, June 12, 2011

'As TDCJ recruiting slows, overtime usage increases'

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Over at The Back Gate, Victoria Anderson has a story on a development that will aggravate the agency's budget woes titled " As TDCJ...
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Bribe taking guard gets less punishment than inmate's mom in contraband caper

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Checking Grits' news feeds upon returning from Mexico, I noticed a couple of stories related to prosecuting TDCJ prison guards that meri...
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On reentry, healthcare, privatization, sheep and goats

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While I was on vacation last week, the state of Texas' prison healthcare was a big topic of discussion. A well-done story at the Fort Wo...
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Saturday, June 04, 2011

Adios por ahora: Grits off for the week

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Grits is taking a week off for a much-needed post-session vacation. Having been too lame to line up any guest bloggers, you'll have to g...
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Friday, June 03, 2011

TYC facility closures announced

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Via a press release from youth advocacy groups, we learn which Texas Youth Commission facilities will be closed as part of the agency's ...
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Private security mimicking cops promotes confusion

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Should average citizens be able to tell the difference between private security and law enforcement, or should private security firms be al...
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Corpus Christi PD may use cite and summons for low-level misdemeanors

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After the Nueces County Sheriff this week began releasing nonviolent offenders in response to jail overcrowding, Corpus Christi PD may fina...
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Thursday, June 02, 2011

Bills encourage testing, proper retention of rape kits and other biological evidence

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I noticed a couple of recent stories about SB 1636 by Sen.Wendy Davis requiring data collection and reporting on untested rape kits and test...
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