People Against Prison Abuse

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Grits for Breakfast: Prosecutors seldom disciplined for misconduct; can...: "Before heading out (a little late) this a.m. to the Texas Forensic Science Seminar at the capitol, I wanted to point readers to the transcr..."

Grits for Breakfast: SCOTUS seems indifferent to prosecutorial miscondu...: "UC-Irvine Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky has an excellent column at the National Law Journal scolding the US Supreme Court for its seemi..."

Grits for Breakfast: Why aren't prosecutors held accountable when appel...: "Usually I have a good idea how Grits readers think about a topic when I put up a reader poll, but I was still surprised that 73% of Grits re..."

Grits for Breakfast: TX Supreme Court says anonymous commenters have st...: "Grits admittedly has a love-hate relationship with anonymous commenters. Over the years, some of the most thoughtful things said in this blo..."

Grits for Breakfast: Eliminate 'judge-made' immunity for prosecutor mis...: "On Monday, the Texas House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee heard CSHB 2641 by Rep. Lon Burnam which would establish liability f..."

Grits for Breakfast: Fish stories and dog tales: Police misconduct roun...: "Here's a roundup of recent police accountability stories that were big enough to make it onto Grits' radar screen but haven't found their wa..."

Grits for Breakfast: Symbolic Justice: LWOP for serial rapists creates ...: "One the the biggest differences between California's hyper-expensive prison healthcare system and Texas' relatively well-functioning one is..."