Tuesday, September 05, 2017

Reconceiving the prosecutor's role, the jury's Brady rights, and other missives from the ivory tower

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Here are a few academic articles recently posted to SSRN which caught Grits' eye and may merit readers' attention: " The Jur...
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Add accountability to rehab, reentry arguments for inmates' access to email

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Grits has long believed that there's little big-picture risk and much benefit from the federal system of allowing prison inmates limited...
Saturday, September 02, 2017

Social costs of incarceration in Houston are high

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For Grits' ever growing to-read pile: " The Criminal and Labor Market Implications of Incarceration " (2014) studying Harris C...
Friday, September 01, 2017

Houston camping ordinance overturned, bail litigation amici, and other tidbits

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Here are a few odds and ends before taking leave of the blog on a Friday afternoon: A federal judge issued a temporary injunction against...

You make the call: Police union boss says Breaion King arrest didn't merit discipline

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Austin activist Chris Harris obtained video of the meet and confer negotiations between the City and the Austin Police Association and, with...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Texans contributed to community corrections 'consensus'

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There were some familiar Texan faces involved with coming up with a consensus document on community corrections at Harvard's Kennedy Sch...
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A few facts and an observation about labor economics, immigration politics, and the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

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If readers will forgive an off-topic aside, here are a few facts and a quick observation regarding Texan labor economics, Hurricane Harvey, ...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Courts punt on forensics surrounding DNA mixtures

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In our final excerpt from Just Liberty's August "Reasonably Suspicious" podcast , let's focus on a recent  Texas appellate...
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Sandra Bland Act implementation, inadmissible forensics, the case for corroboration, and other stories

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A few tidbits to clear Grits' browser tabs while your correspondent is focused elsewhere and the entire state prays for Houston to dry o...
Sunday, August 27, 2017

Un-tested drug evidence likely conceals false drug convictions in Hidalgo County

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Houston PD has stopped using flawed field tests responsible for hundreds of false convictions , but in most other Texas jurisdictions, nob...
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'Cap and trade' proposal could end mass incarceration

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The August edition of the  Reasonably Suspicious podcast from Just Liberty  included a new segment titled, "Points for Creativity,...
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Odds and ends on a rain-drenched weekend

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Here are a few odds and ends to keep Grits readers occupied on a rainy weekend: Public Safety Commission to decide on JL petition in Octob...
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Saturday, August 26, 2017

Declines in size at Dallas, Houston PDs an opportunity for more efficient deployment

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The pension SNAFU in Dallas and anti-taxation sentiment among Houston voters have halted and reversed growth of the number of sworn staff at...
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Friday, August 25, 2017

TDCJ 2016 PREA reporting

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Via Muckrock, see the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's 2016 reporting under the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act , documenting ...
Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Texas GOP backs Just Liberty petition for DPS rules improvements

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The Republican Party of Texas yesterday published a Facebook post in support of Just Liberty's petition to the Texas Department of Pub...

The Public Safety Case for Bail Reform

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Bail reform failed at the Texas Legislature this year, but litigation pending against Harris County may still dramatically alter the landsca...
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Sunday, August 20, 2017

Judges fumbling forensics decisions, meet-and-confer challenged, prisons and rural economies, and other stories

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Here are a few odds and ends that may interest Grits readers while I'm focused elsewhere: 3,500 and counting support Just Liberty peti...
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Emily Gerrick: Chipping Away at Debtors Prison Policies

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On the latest Reasonably Suspicious podcast , I interviewed Emily Gerrick, a staff attorney with the Texas Fair Defense Project specializing...
Friday, August 18, 2017

Do brain-science advancements, death-penalty debates point to need for third path on young adults and crime?

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Our latest "Reasonably Suspicious"  podcast segment, Death and Texas, has sparked a number of lively, behind-the-scenes discussio...

More on limiting debtors prisons practices

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The Texas Municipal Courts Education Center has issued a summary of new debtors-prison reform legislation (HB 351/SB 1923) as well as guidan...
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