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1 Apr 2011, 7:45 am
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced on March 16 that it would use pentobarbital in its three-drug cocktail to carry out lethal injections. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 3:56 am
Byron Shane Burkhart, 42, who spent eight years serving with the Seguin Police Department, pleaded guilty to a charge of injury to a child, and District Judge Dwight Peschel ordered Burkhart to serve a seven-year sentence in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 8:18 am
Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials said they plan to substitute pentobarbital for sodium thiopental in the three-drug cocktail used for lethal injections. [read post]
26 Jan 2011, 1:31 am
Last year, the Department announced criminal pleas and civil recoveries arising from our investigation of five nursing homes operated by Cathedral Rock, a Texas corporation, and its CEO. [read post]
24 Dec 2010, 6:04 am
Reading about these institutional dynamics made me consider the position of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles as a de facto, semi-autonomous appendage of the Department of Criminal Justice. [read post]
20 Dec 2010, 9:45 am
These increases build on over $250 million in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (Recovery Act) funds made available to tribes in FY 2009 to address criminal justice needs.In addition, on July 29, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA). [read post]
30 Nov 2010, 7:42 am
Their sentences continue even after they're freed, he said, with custody simply transferring from the institutional division to the parole division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.A round of skeptical questions followed.Lindell also included this tidbit on the number of exonerees who've received compensation under the new statute passed last session:Texas has paid $42.4 million* to 16 exonerated inmates since state law… [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 11:44 am
A recent state auditor's report found that Texas Department of Criminal Justice parole officers have caseloads exceeding legal limits, don't receive required in-service training, and often aren't equipped with basic technology including voice mail to help keep track of offenders.In most cases, according to a chart on p. 5 of the auditor's report, TDCJ parole officer caseloads exceed the maximum ratio allowed under the Texas… [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 7:42 am
“Hazardous wastes pose a danger to residents and can cause serious environmental damage,” said Jeff Scott, director of the EPA’s Waste Management Division for the Pacific Southwest region. [read post]
21 Sep 2010, 10:45 am
The state budget folk who estimate such things now say Texas' budget shortfall may be a jaw-dropping $21 billion next biennium, exacerbated by the fact that last session legislators only balanced the budget using $14 million in stimulus funding.Which brings us to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Legislative Appropriations Request (large pdf), which was finalized while I was on vacation. [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 7:28 am
Under the terms of a separate settlement, the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), will begin a comprehensive investigation of the levels of uranium and other contaminants in the waste, soils and groundwater at the Tuba City Dump Site in Arizona. [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 5:30 am
Justice Department as special assistant to Attorney General John Douglas. [read post]
26 Aug 2010, 12:00 am
The jury assessed punishment at eight years' confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [read post]
24 Jul 2010, 12:00 am
STATE After the trial court found David Eric Molinar violated his probation by failing to complete sex-offender counseling, it revoked his community supervision and sentenced him to ten years' confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [read post]
10 Jul 2010, 12:00 am
In accordance with the terms of a plea bargain agreement with the State, the trial court sentenced appellant on May 7, 2010, to confinement for three years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [read post]
5 Jul 2010, 7:59 pm
– Department of Justice News Release, June 29th, 2010 A settlement with El Dorado County, Calif., will ensure the beginning of the cleanup, at an estimated cost of approximately $7 million, of the Meyers Landfill Site, located outside of the city of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., the Justice Department and U.S. [read post]
2 Jul 2010, 8:24 am
Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Miguel Martinez v. [read post]
1 Jul 2010, 5:09 am
Jerry Madden pointed out that TDCJ is a criminal justice agency that's fully capable of taking fingerprints or performing other tasks, and said there was no reason two state agencies couldn't figure out how to delegate those duties through the memorandum of understanding required by law. [read post]
25 Jun 2010, 11:56 am
The friend who forwarded the link summarized the results thusly:Adult Incarceration: Flat Adult Parole: Steady increase Adult Felony Community Supervision: Steady increase Adult Misdemeanor: Slight decrease TYC: Flat Juvenile Probation: Flat There's more, though, because the LBB estimates potentially preclude several of the larger cuts suggested by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to treatment and diversion programming. [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 10:04 am
– Department of Justice Press Release, June 2, 2010 A Colorado couple pleaded guilty in a Denver federal court to charges related to the illegal trapping and interstate sale of bobcats, the Justice Department announced today. [read post]
