TDCJ Inmate Dies Following Walker County Riot

TDCJ Inmate Dies Following Walker County Riot

Grits for Breakfast: 5th Circuit: Inmates can sue TDCJ over excessive h...

Grits for Breakfast: 5th Circuit: Inmates can sue TDCJ over excessive h...: After the suit was thrown out at the district court level, the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said the Texas Civil Rights Project coul...

How much did this lab cost TAXPAYERS in criminal justice fees, courts,attorneys, das, jails, prison,wrongful convictions, parole,etc.????Grits for Breakfast: No charges for lab worker drylabbing in Tarrant

Grits for Breakfast: No charges for lab worker drylabbing in Tarrant: The Tarrant County District Attorney will not impanel a grand jury to evaluate the actions of a lab worker in the medical examiners office w...

Grits for Breakfast: Written consent for vehicle searches and déjà vu a...

Grits for Breakfast: Written consent for vehicle searches and déjà vu a...: Grits was pleased to read that, starting next month, the Austin Police Department will require officers to obtain written consent for search...

Grits for Breakfast: When the state sues your car: Asset forfeiture fol...

Grits for Breakfast: When the state sues your car: Asset forfeiture fol...: At the Houston Press, Craig Malisow has a feature on a pair of asset-forfeiture cases , including a constitutional challenge to the practi...

Grits for Breakfast: 'Gagged, sealed and delivered,' and other stories

Grits for Breakfast: 'Gagged, sealed and delivered,' and other stories: Here are a few odds and ends that didn't make it into their own separate posts but merit Grits readers' attention: 'Gagged, Sealed, and De...

Grits for Breakfast: New federal legislation would pump $300 million in...

Grits for Breakfast: New federal legislation would pump $300 million in...: The Nature News blog on Friday brought details of new federal legislation to fund  research and improve standards in forensic science, at l...