Grits for Breakfast: Lessons from SCOTUS ruling on California prison cr...

Grits for Breakfast: Lessons from SCOTUS ruling on California prison cr...: "Yesterday the US Supreme Court, on a narrow 5-4 majority, ordered the state of California to reduce prison crowding because of inadequate me..."

Grits for Breakfast: 'The Role of Parole in Texas: Achieving Public Saf...

Grits for Breakfast: 'The Role of Parole in Texas: Achieving Public Saf...: "The headline of this post is the title of a new report from the Texas Public Policy Foundation. I haven't had a chance to read it yet but wa..."

Grits for Breakfast: Juvie justice reforms cross ideological divide

Grits for Breakfast: Juvie justice reforms cross ideological divide: "Patti Hart at the Houston Chronicle (' Lawmakers in lockstep on juvenile justice ,' May 22) marveled that legislation merging the Texas Yout..."

Grits for Breakfast: Bill boosting Harris County jail crowding headed t...

Grits for Breakfast: Bill boosting Harris County jail crowding headed t...: "A bill Grits criticized earlier this session that would worsen Harris County jail overcrowding - extending the stay of misdemeanor defendan..."

Grits for Breakfast: Texas dominates immigration detention

Grits for Breakfast: Texas dominates immigration detention: "Via Texas Prison Bidness: T he Detention Watch Network has released some terrific data and graphs on the private prison industry's role i..."

Grits for Breakfast: Remove employers from public sex-offender registry...

Grits for Breakfast: Remove employers from public sex-offender registry...: "There's a small, simple but important House bill up in the Senate Criminal Jurisprudence Committee today that deserves quick passage: Removi..."

Grits for Breakfast: Eyewitness reforms headed to Senate floor

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..."