Monday, June 27, 2011

Grits for Breakfast: Will new healthcare tax on inmate families boost d...

Grits for Breakfast: Will new healthcare tax on inmate families boost d...: "Reports AP : The Texas House has approved legislation meant to tamp down rising health care costs for the state's prisoners. Passed b..."

Grits for Breakfast: Will new healthcare tax on inmate families boost d...

Grits for Breakfast: Will new healthcare tax on inmate families boost d...: "Reports AP : The Texas House has approved legislation meant to tamp down rising health care costs for the state's prisoners. Passed b..."

Grits for Breakfast: The hot drug war south of the river and Mexico's 2...

Grits for Breakfast: The hot drug war south of the river and Mexico's 2...: "Check out the best recent analysis I've seen of the pot ential impact of the 2012 Mexican presidential election on that country's hot and bl..."

Grits for Breakfast: A bipartisan consensus favoring criminal justice p...

Grits for Breakfast: A bipartisan consensus favoring criminal justice p...: "A frequent theme on this blog is that support for Big Government solutions in the criminal justice arena is usually bipartisan, and here are..."

Grits for Breakfast: New laws TDCJ is planning for that you may not hav...

Grits for Breakfast: New laws TDCJ is planning for that you may not hav...: "The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted this summary (pdf) of legislation affecting the agency on its website, and Grits wanted..."

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Grits for Breakfast: The hot drug war south of the river and Mexico's 2...

Grits for Breakfast: The hot drug war south of the river and Mexico's 2...: "Check out the best recent analysis I've seen of the pot ential impact of the 2012 Mexican presidential election on that country's hot and bl..."

Friday, June 24, 2011

Grits for Breakfast: Austin chief: Police treat high-profile defendants...

Grits for Breakfast: Austin chief: Police treat high-profile defendants...: "The president of Austin's police union, Wayne Vincent, questioned whether local talk show host Jeff Ward received special treatment after Wa..."

Grits for Breakfast: Pilot collaboration on DNA testing could presage r...

Grits for Breakfast: Pilot collaboration on DNA testing could presage r...: "The Harris County Commissioners Court is throwing the City of Houston a lifeline when it comes to processing backlogged rape kits, proposing..."

Grits for Breakfast: Federal judge: Leniency for criminal cops contribu...

Grits for Breakfast: Federal judge: Leniency for criminal cops contribu...: "While sentencing a Mesquite police officer for stealing drug money, a federal judge yesterday complained about law-enforcement officers rece..."

Grits for Breakfast: Every arm can wield a hammer: Defending Perry's ve...

Grits for Breakfast: Every arm can wield a hammer: Defending Perry's ve...: "When Governor Rick Perry announced his vetoes, Grits praised the Governor's decision to kill legislation criminalizing texting while drivin..."

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Wave At The Bus: Day 170 - The Pirate's Last Wave

Wave At The Bus: Day 170 - The Pirate's Last Wave: "Dale's true identity as a pirate has finally been revealed. And how do you know if you are a pirate? You just 'Arrrrrrrr!!' ..."

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Grits for Breakfast: TCJC lists reform bills approved

Grits for Breakfast: TCJC lists reform bills approved: "Here's the text of an email received today from Aña Correa at the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition regarding reform legislation supported by..."

Grits for Breakfast: TDCJ 'Going California'?: Prison health under-fund...

Grits for Breakfast: TDCJ 'Going California'?: Prison health under-fund...: "The big news in the corrections field recently has been the US Supreme Court's order for California to de-incarcerate its overstuffed prison..."

Grits for Breakfast: Texas budget ditches 'smart on crime' approach, r...

Grits for Breakfast: Texas budget ditches 'smart on crime' approach, r...: "From LBB's summary (pdf) of Texas' conference committee report on the budget, here's the quite disappointing short-hand analysis of crimina..."

Grits for Breakfast: Jailing for profit spurs inmate releases in 2 Texa...

Grits for Breakfast: Jailing for profit spurs inmate releases in 2 Texa...: "A couple of Southeast Texas jail overcrowding stories caught Grits attention this week, starting with Nueces County (Corpus Christi) whose j..."

Grits for Breakfast: Bexar contemplates public, private alternatives to...

Grits for Breakfast: Bexar contemplates public, private alternatives to...: "A column from former St. Mary's Law School Dean Bill Piatt lays out possible options to stem rising indigent defense costs in a column in th..."

Grits for Breakfast: Corpus Christi PD may use cite and summons for low...

Grits for Breakfast: Corpus Christi PD may use cite and summons for low...: "After the Nueces County Sheriff this week began releasing nonviolent offenders in response to jail overcrowding, Corpus Christi PD may fina..."

Grits for Breakfast: Bills encourage testing, proper retention of rape ...

Grits for Breakfast: Bills encourage testing, proper retention of rape ...: "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..."