Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Grits for Breakfast: Will Texas expand Medicaid coverage under Obamacar...

Grits for Breakfast: Will Texas expand Medicaid coverage under Obamacar...: The Internet today, naturally, is abuzz with commentary about the US Supreme Court's ruling upholding most of "Obamacare" but giving states ...

Grits for Breakfast: Crime declines too big to attribute to police fals...

Grits for Breakfast: Crime declines too big to attribute to police fals...: Whenever it's mentioned on this blog that crime rates have declined for the past two decades, a slew of anonymous commenters show up who cla...

Grits for Breakfast: Crime declines too big to attribute to police fals...

Grits for Breakfast: Crime declines too big to attribute to police fals...: Whenever it's mentioned on this blog that crime rates have declined for the past two decades, a slew of anonymous commenters show up who cla...

Grits for Breakfast: Courts as revenue centers: Mounting probation and ...

Grits for Breakfast: Courts as revenue centers: Mounting probation and ...: The New York Times today has a front-page story titled, " Poor land in jail as companies add huge fees for probation ," and the story mentio...

Grits for Breakfast: Private prison news: Inmate deaths, contractor cha...

Grits for Breakfast: Private prison news: Inmate deaths, contractor cha...: A few items related to private prisons caught my eye recently that may interest Grits readers: Antibiotics allegedly delayed in pneumonia ...

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Grits for Breakfast: More litigation over summer heat in Texas prisons:...

Grits for Breakfast: More litigation over summer heat in Texas prisons:...: The New York Times and the Texas Tribune both published stories yesterday about litigation over extreme heat in Texas prisons,  a subject ...