People Against Prison Abuse

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Grits for Breakfast: Eyewitness reforms headed to Senate floor: "From Dave Mann at the Texas Observer : It’s not often you can say a piece of legislation might save lives, but House Bill 215 might do just..."

Grits for Breakfast: Lege sends savings from prison closure to private ...: "According to Mike Ward at the Statesman , Texas will close just one prison, which as readers know is an historic first but also less than th..."

Grits for Breakfast: Texas' latest DNA exoneree misidentified by juveni...: "Texas' latest DNA exoneree is Johnny Pinchback, yet another out of Dallas County. An email from my employers at the Innocence Project of Tex..."

Grits for Breakfast: Bail bond industry seeks to retain monopoly: "A bill tying judges and counties hands on the cheapest way to handle low-level bail bonds has cleared the Senate and already received a hear..."

Grits for Breakfast: Don't further politicize Forensic Science Commissi...: "The national Innocence Project issued this press release criticizing floor amendments to a bill about the Forensic Science Commission that w..."

Grits for Breakfast: Long sentences boost prison costs for seniors' hea...: "The Houston Chronicle has a story today on a topic familiar to Grits readers titled ' A growing burden: As more elderly prisoners serve time..."

Grits for Breakfast: 'Juvenile justice advocates call for diversion of ...: "I received press release today via email from juvenile justice advocates with the same headline as this blog post urging the Legislature to ..."