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12 Feb 2024, 3:44 pm
See, “Illegal Alien” Is One of Many Correct Legal Terms for “Illegal Immigrant,” written by Alex Nowrasteh and published by Cato on October 14, 2019. [read post]
1 Dec 2012, 6:49 pm
Don was charged with a third degree felony and enhanced to Habitual Felon status – 25 years to life - and in the spirit of this insane, feel good sound good legislation (3 strikes and you’re out law) the prosecutor offered 25 years with the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC). [read post]
20 Jun 2013, 9:19 am
The week before the Gladiator School announcement, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced that it would be closing down two CCA prisons for budgetary reasons. [read post]
26 Jan 2012, 12:50 pm
According to a new report (pdf) by the Vera Institute, "Texas taxpayers pay an average 23 percent more for state prisons than the state’s annual corrections budget reflects," reports Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman: "The new report by the Vera Institute of Justice, a New York-based research organization that tracks criminal justice trends, calculates the state’s total costs for its adult corrections and prison programs at $3.3 billion… [read post]
4 Nov 2007, 5:47 pm
PART-IAll Things Considered, October 31, 2007 · The Texas juvenile corrections system is in a deep crisis. [read post]
31 Mar 2014, 9:11 am
Lance Lowry, President of the AFSCME Local 3807, Texas Correctional Employees, states “Although most staff do not agree with the PREA Act, Rick Perry's decision to not certify Texas prisons in compliance with PREA standards now means the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) may face a loss of Federal PREA funding. [read post]
7 Dec 2020, 12:30 pm
“Petitioner Trent Taylor is an inmate in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 8:57 am
Reuters posts, "Alabama executes man for brutal 1995 murder.Eddie Duval Powell, 41, was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m. local time at the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, said Department of Corrections spokesman Brian Corbett.Powell had been on death row for 12 years, and his execution was the fourth in Alabama this year.His execution was one of two carried out on Thursday night, bringing the number of people put to death in the United States this year to… [read post]
9 Sep 2012, 7:38 am
The 67th Texas Legislature, writing a budget (large pdf) for fiscal years 1982 and '83, allocated $468 million for what was then the Department of Corrections, and another $52 million for adult probation, for a total of $520 million for the biennium. [read post]
17 Mar 2021, 8:38 am
The system consists of different areas, including academia, law enforcement, forensic services, the judiciary, and corrections. [read post]
24 Apr 2008, 1:50 am
Since 98% of juvenile offenders are handled through local probation departments, juvie probation commitments are typically viewed as a pretty good indicator of the juvenile crime growth rate. [read post]
9 Aug 2007, 1:38 pm
Radelet, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder [read post]
16 Aug 2012, 2:28 am
Texas Department of Insurance spokesman Jerry Hagins said again Tuesday that the blocking occurred because of a staff error and “a poor choice of words” and that it has been corrected. [read post]
30 Aug 2016, 7:07 pm
Especially since Woog actually corrected an erroneous Attorney General report which overstated the number of people Texas officers shot, her efforts merited mention if you're going to report on these data issues.Regardless, this was a major undertaking. [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 4:30 am
In a recent survey of youth at a Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) facility, the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition heard from youth that staying connected to their families is more difficult at state facilities as compared to county detention centers, and that they would like more contact with their families. [read post]
12 Mar 2009, 12:05 am
Light blogging from me today, but there are several bills up in the House Corrections Committee today aimed at giving the Department of Criminal Justice more tools to manage its inmate population and facilitating reentry to reduce recidivism among ex-prisoners:HB 93 (Terri Hodge) Relating to the restoration of good conduct time forfeited during a term of imprisonment.HB 94 (Terri Hodge) Relating to the application of laws awarding credit to an inmate for time between release on and… [read post]
10 Jan 2011, 1:01 pm
(Ross Ramsey at the Texas Tribune walks through all this in more detail, for those interested.)What does this mean for policing and corrections? [read post]
15 Apr 2007, 12:34 am
That bill would establish a research center at a Texas medical school that will "focus its efforts at preventing and reducing communicable diseases in inmate populations at correctional facilities and in those populations that are most likely to come in contact with inmates in a correctional environment. [read post]
5 Mar 2013, 6:48 am
(3) Support H.B. 1543 by Representative Alma Allen, which allows the current Independent Ombudsman for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to visit with youth who have been sent to adult secure facilities.See their new, related report, "The Case for Independent Oversight of Texas’ Prison System: Pursuing Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency" (pdf). [read post]
19 Jan 2011, 5:04 am
The Texas House budget was finally released last night (see a summary-pdf), and initial MSM reports indicate Grits' concerns were justified that the Department of Criminal Justice would focus most of their cuts on probation and diversion programming instead of closing prison units. [read post]
