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..."

Grits for Breakfast: Lessons from SCOTUS ruling on California prison cr...

Grits for Breakfast: Lessons from SCOTUS ruling on California prison cr...: "Yesterday the US Supreme Court, on a narrow 5-4 majority, ordered the state of California to reduce prison crowding because of inadequate me..."

Grits for Breakfast: 'The Role of Parole in Texas: Achieving Public Saf...

Grits for Breakfast: 'The Role of Parole in Texas: Achieving Public Saf...: "The headline of this post is the title of a new report from the Texas Public Policy Foundation. I haven't had a chance to read it yet but wa..."