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19 May 2010, 7:11 am by Anna Christensen
The editorial board of the Los Angeles Times argues that, although the Court correctly condemned life-without-parole sentences for juveniles convicted of crimes other than murder, it should go even further and ban such sentences for minors convicted of “the worst crime possible”:  murder. [read post]
17 May 2010, 1:55 pm by SOIssues
“The Conservation Commission in Ware functioned most effectively in the 10 years I was chairman,” he said, adding, “Can I prove that? [read post]
12 May 2010, 5:17 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Former House Corrections Chairman: Don't make same mistake as in 2003, close older, most expensive prison units to save moneyTDCJ needs 'Plan B' to rescue successful community corrections investmentsWhich prison units should Texas close? [read post]
10 May 2010, 8:03 pm
Bill Ritter announced today that he has named Parole Board Vice Chair Becky Lucero of Pueblo as the panel’s new chair, replacing retiring Chairman David Michaud. [read post]
30 Apr 2010, 3:47 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Graham, chairman of Palo Petroleum and former chairman of the Dallas Park and Recreation Board.This quote particularly stood out for me from the news coverage: Brendolyn Rogers Johnson, a former member of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, spoke to the judge on Hodge's behalf. [read post]
13 Apr 2010, 7:30 am by Gritsforbreakfast
This is interesting; from a press release reprinted in the Huntsville Item:The G4 Faith Based Row, a program launched in the Wynne Unit in Huntsville, received the Governor’s 2010 Criminal Justice Volunteer Service Award in recognition of its dedication to ministering to offenders incarcerated within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice [last week].The award was presented by Texas Board of Criminal Justice Chairman Oliver Bell, and TDCJ Executive Director Brad Livingston… [read post]
3 Apr 2010, 6:01 am
Colo. parole board chairman Michaud to step down - The Denver PostAfter rising from patrol cop to Denver's police chief, David Michaud might have been expected to be a throw-away-the-key type parole board chairman. [read post]
1 Mar 2010, 8:33 am by Gritsforbreakfast
What's more, the Board of Pardons and Parole hasn't really been using the Mineral Wells facility the way it was intended, so there's no special reason to keep it opened compared to, say, Intermediate Sanctions Facilities on the list.Equally interesting to me is the fact that the Dawson State Jail's contract with Corrections Corporation of America is up for renewal next January. [read post]
28 Feb 2010, 9:58 pm by SOIssues
Now, years later and with new understanding of the workings of the probation and parole board, Mr. [read post]
14 Jan 2010, 11:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
If the state "protects" probation and parole funding, of course, that leaves its prisons as the only place to make cuts if that's what state budgeters require.McReynolds wants offenders processed out of TDCJ sooner after the parole board approves their release. [read post]
1 Jan 2010, 6:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Sparks said of parole board chair Risssie Owens, "Her inattention is mystifying, and it shows her to be some combination ... of 'indecisive, insensitive, inattentive, incompetent, stupid, (or) weak-kneed.'"See also Jordan Smith's Top 9 criminal justice stories from the Austin Chronicle and her list of top nine drug policy stories. [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 11:51 am
Board of Education of juvenile law,” said Paolo G. [read post]
9 Nov 2009, 1:16 pm
It is the parole board that decides how long inmates actually spend behind bars. [read post]
9 Nov 2009, 7:20 am
During this year's legislative session, he also pushed for a bill that reduced the punishment for capital murder by a juvenile from life without parole to life with parole, after 40 years. [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 7:58 am
” The report was sent to Governor Rick Perry and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles with Willingham's appeal for clemency. [read post]
2 Nov 2009, 8:21 am
A few days before the execution, Perry and the Board of Pardons and Paroles received a report from independent fire expert Gerald Hurst, which said that there was not “a single item of physical evidence” to suggest arson. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 11:59 pm
In an interview Wednesday, Bill Meyer, chairman of PEP and chief financial officer of San Jose, Calif. [read post]