Grits for Breakfast: TCJC lists reform bills approved

Grits for Breakfast: TCJC lists reform bills approved: "Here's the text of an email received today from Aña Correa at the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition regarding reform legislation supported by..."

Grits for Breakfast: TDCJ 'Going California'?: Prison health under-fund...

Grits for Breakfast: TDCJ 'Going California'?: Prison health under-fund...: "The big news in the corrections field recently has been the US Supreme Court's order for California to de-incarcerate its overstuffed prison..."

Grits for Breakfast: Texas budget ditches 'smart on crime' approach, r...

Grits for Breakfast: Texas budget ditches 'smart on crime' approach, r...: "From LBB's summary (pdf) of Texas' conference committee report on the budget, here's the quite disappointing short-hand analysis of crimina..."

Grits for Breakfast: Jailing for profit spurs inmate releases in 2 Texa...

Grits for Breakfast: Jailing for profit spurs inmate releases in 2 Texa...: "A couple of Southeast Texas jail overcrowding stories caught Grits attention this week, starting with Nueces County (Corpus Christi) whose j..."

Grits for Breakfast: Bexar contemplates public, private alternatives to...

Grits for Breakfast: Bexar contemplates public, private alternatives to...: "A column from former St. Mary's Law School Dean Bill Piatt lays out possible options to stem rising indigent defense costs in a column in th..."

Grits for Breakfast: Corpus Christi PD may use cite and summons for low...

Grits for Breakfast: Corpus Christi PD may use cite and summons for low...: "After the Nueces County Sheriff this week began releasing nonviolent offenders in response to jail overcrowding, Corpus Christi PD may fina..."

Grits for Breakfast: Bills encourage testing, proper retention of rape ...

Grits for Breakfast: Bills encourage testing, proper retention of rape ...: "I noticed a couple of recent stories about SB 1636 by Sen.Wendy Davis requiring data collection and reporting on untested rape kits and test..."