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23 Feb 2016, 7:28 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Here's the abstract from a recent Maryland Law Review article by Neil Sobol from the Texas A&M School of Law (formerly Texas Wesleyan) titled, "Charging the Poor: Criminal Justice Debt and Modern Day Debtor's Prisons. [read post]
10 Apr 2007, 1:18 am
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BEFORE THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES ---------------------- . --------------------- JAMES LEE CLARK DENTON COUNTY CRIMINAL CASE No. [read post]
26 Dec 2008, 3:12 am
With several big-ticket criminal justice items on the table during the 81st Texas Legislature - most prominently a half-billion in raises for prison staff and another 8-9 figure expense for new programs to combat contraband smuggling in prisons - many have been openly wondering whether the state will have enough money to pay for it all.What's more, TYC requires investments in smaller facilities, special education, and expanded mental health services, while the… [read post]
5 Oct 2022, 12:06 pm by Melody McDonald Lanier
In Texas, adults sentenced to prison are remanded to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). [read post]
24 Jan 2007, 7:06 pm
Rodney Ellis of Houston, who is sponsoring a bill to create a Texas Innocence Commission to scrutinize the state's criminal justice system. [read post]
1 Feb 2013, 7:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Oil and gas revenues from leases on TDCJ properties generated more than $6 million in FY 2012 that went into state General Revenue, according to a brief staff presentation on Sept. 5 of  last year at the Board for Lease of Texas Criminal Justice Lands. [read post]
20 Dec 2007, 7:06 am
Judge Keller will forever be associated with four callous words that make a caricature of Texas justice: "We close at 5. [read post]
2 Apr 2010, 10:57 am by Steve Hall
Melody McDonald writes, "Texas Department of Criminal Justice report reveals characteristics of state's prison population," for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. [read post]
20 Jun 2017, 10:56 am by John Floyd
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld that recommendation last November. [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… [read post]
17 Dec 2013, 3:18 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Mike Ware, pictured at left, who's a member of the Innocence Project of Texas board of directors, was lead attorney on the case. [read post]
22 Jan 2020, 11:00 am by Eric Quitugua
The non-profit organization, which serves Texas prosecutors and their staffs, produces CLE courses, provides technical assistance to the prosecution community and criminal justice agencies, and serves as a liaison between prosecutors and other organizations in administering criminal justice. [read post]
1 Feb 2008, 9:33 am
"Texas has made impressive first steps toward rationalizing its justice system, but if the state stopped implementing new reforms now we'd be right back where we started a few years ago. [read post]
12 Nov 2020, 12:42 pm by [email protected]
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice counts COVID-19 deaths after final autopsies are conducted. [read post]
12 Nov 2020, 12:42 pm by [email protected]
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice counts COVID-19 deaths after final autopsies are conducted. [read post]
23 Apr 2012, 2:33 pm by Suzanne Ito
Across the country, the criminal justice reform conversation is heating up. [read post]
6 Nov 2019, 8:10 am by Alicia Maule
Abbott are part of the newly-formed, bi-partisan Texas House Criminal Justice Reform Caucus, with the addition of two other Republican legislators. [read post]
2 Apr 2010, 8:40 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice's new annual statistical report (pdf) is out and Melody McDonald at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram has an overview with some of the highlights.Here are a few items I noticed that she didn't mention:Importantly, the largest counties appear to have reached a tipping point (as a result of shipping so many people off to prison over the years) and now receive more inmates back into their communities than they send to TDCJ: Harris… [read post]