Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Grits for Breakfast: Don't further politicize Forensic Science Commissi...

Grits for Breakfast: Don't further politicize Forensic Science Commissi...: "The national Innocence Project issued this press release criticizing floor amendments to a bill about the Forensic Science Commission that w..."

Grits for Breakfast: Long sentences boost prison costs for seniors' hea...

Grits for Breakfast: Long sentences boost prison costs for seniors' hea...: "The Houston Chronicle has a story today on a topic familiar to Grits readers titled ' A growing burden: As more elderly prisoners serve time..."

Grits for Breakfast: 'Juvenile justice advocates call for diversion of ...

Grits for Breakfast: 'Juvenile justice advocates call for diversion of ...: "I received press release today via email from juvenile justice advocates with the same headline as this blog post urging the Legislature to ..."

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Grits for Breakfast: Incentive program for Driver Responsibility surcha...

Grits for Breakfast: Incentive program for Driver Responsibility surcha...: "Three pieces of good news about HB 588 , which would require the Texas Department of Public Safety to implement its 'incentive' rules for th..."

Grits for Breakfast: Texas' latest DNA exoneree misidentified by juveni...

Grits for Breakfast: Texas' latest DNA exoneree misidentified by juveni...: "Texas' latest DNA exoneree is Johnny Pinchback, yet another out of Dallas County. An email from my employers at the Innocence Project of Tex..."

Grits for Breakfast: Bail bond industry seeks to retain monopoly

Grits for Breakfast: Bail bond industry seeks to retain monopoly: "A bill tying judges and counties hands on the cheapest way to handle low-level bail bonds has cleared the Senate and already received a hear..."

Grits for Breakfast: Don't further politicize Forensic Science Commissi...

Grits for Breakfast: Don't further politicize Forensic Science Commissi...: "The national Innocence Project issued this press release criticizing floor amendments to a bill about the Forensic Science Commission that w..."