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..."

Grits for Breakfast: Bill would probe rape kit backlogs, encourage test...

Grits for Breakfast: Bill would probe rape kit backlogs, encourage test...: "We should have a lot more information about backlogs of untested rape kits at Texas police departments this fall thanks to a bill by Sen. We..."

California's overcrowded prisons; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to Congress; praising school librarians

California's overcrowded prisons; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to Congress; praising school librarians

Tim Rutten: A prison system we deserve

Tim Rutten: A prison system we deserve

Grits for Breakfast: Questions remain after TYC, juvie probation merger...

Grits for Breakfast: Questions remain after TYC, juvie probation merger...: "Governor Perry has signed the TYC-Juvenile Probation Commission merger into law, establishing a new Texas Juvenile Justice Department by th..."

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..."