Grits for Breakfast: 'We were not orphans: Stories from the Waco State ...

Grits for Breakfast: 'We were not orphans: Stories from the Waco State ...: "I heard a fascinating if disturbing interview on NPR this morning with the author of a new book out on the history the Waco State Scho..."

Grits for Breakfast: Tinkering with parole release could result in nine...

Grits for Breakfast: Tinkering with parole release could result in nine...: "For the first time this week, legislators began publicly considering legislation that would actually, signficantly reduce the prison populat..."

Texas youth inmates paid for work

Texas youth inmates paid for work

Grits for Breakfast: Programming cuts v. prison closures: The inevitabl...

Grits for Breakfast: Programming cuts v. prison closures: The inevitabl...: "Prison closures were abated and some of the probation and treatment funds scheduled for cuts were restored in the state budget on the Senate..."

Grits for Breakfast: TDCJ units with most cell phone contraband discove...

Grits for Breakfast: TDCJ units with most cell phone contraband discove...: "The website Texas Watchdog asked the Department of Criminal Justice for a unit-by-unit breakdown of contraband cell phones found, and publis..."

Grits for Breakfast: Whitmire: Save hundreds of millions by giving cred...

Grits for Breakfast: Whitmire: Save hundreds of millions by giving cred...: "Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire has a bill up today in his committee, SB 883, that would save the state hundreds of..."

Grits for Breakfast: Privatization of prison healthcare pushed in secre...

Grits for Breakfast: Privatization of prison healthcare pushed in secre...: "At the beginning of the session, Gov. Rick Perry tossed out the idea of privatizing prison healthcare, but after the House and Senate budget..."