Grits for Breakfast: Perry vetoes empower prosecutors, except for one T...

Grits for Breakfast: Perry vetoes empower prosecutors, except for one T...: Just a couple of criminal-justice related vetoes on Governor Rick Perry's 2013 list , but they were both significant. Perry vetoes onl...

Grits for Breakfast: Perry vetoes empower prosecutors, except for one T...

Grits for Breakfast: Perry vetoes empower prosecutors, except for one T...: Just a couple of criminal-justice related vetoes on Governor Rick Perry's 2013 list , but they were both significant. Perry vetoes onl...

Grits for Breakfast: Governor signs junk-science habeas bill

Grits for Breakfast: Governor signs junk-science habeas bill: Grits was particularly gratified to finally see Governor Perry has signed SB 344 by Whitmire/Turner ensuring access to the courts for habea...

TDCJ Inmate Dies Following Walker County Riot

TDCJ Inmate Dies Following Walker County Riot

Grits for Breakfast: 5th Circuit: Inmates can sue TDCJ over excessive h...

Grits for Breakfast: 5th Circuit: Inmates can sue TDCJ over excessive h...: After the suit was thrown out at the district court level, the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said the Texas Civil Rights Project coul...

How much did this lab cost TAXPAYERS in criminal justice fees, courts,attorneys, das, jails, prison,wrongful convictions, parole,etc.????Grits for Breakfast: No charges for lab worker drylabbing in Tarrant

Grits for Breakfast: No charges for lab worker drylabbing in Tarrant: The Tarrant County District Attorney will not impanel a grand jury to evaluate the actions of a lab worker in the medical examiners office w...

Grits for Breakfast: Written consent for vehicle searches and déjà vu a...

Grits for Breakfast: Written consent for vehicle searches and déjà vu a...: Grits was pleased to read that, starting next month, the Austin Police Department will require officers to obtain written consent for search...