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11 Feb 2007, 7:34 am
He wrote: I hope that Whitmire and Madden win this battle in the perpetual war against crime. [read post]
6 Feb 2007, 7:14 am
The next move belongs to Chairmans Whitmire and Madden, and to House and Senate budget writers.FINAL UPDATE: Here's more on Gov. [read post]
31 Jan 2007, 4:45 am
Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire, D-Houston, said, 'If we don't change the course now, we will be building prisons forever and ever — prisons we can't afford.' A joint meeting between House and Senate panels overseeing corrections seemed to mark a significant shift in legislative support for rehabilitation and treatment programs, perhaps the greatest in two decades. [read post]
30 Jan 2007, 1:26 pm
According to Senate Criminal Justice Chairman John Whitmire, 1,900 offenders incarcerated today are eligible for parole but waiting for space in a mandatory six month treatment program to open up before they can be released. [read post]
28 Jan 2007, 10:36 am
All that matters right now is 150 House members, 31 senators, and what they do, or don't do, in the next 121 days, and counting. [read post]
27 Jan 2007, 8:01 am
On its face, the committee's makeup bodes well for Madden and John Whitmire's proposed revamp of the probation system. [read post]
23 Jan 2007, 8:51 am
I found their quotes and analysis in this story to be encouraging:"If you give people the tools to become better citizens when they leave prison, and don't just lock them up and then let them out, it makes so much more sense," said Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire, D-Houston. [read post]
20 Jan 2007, 5:59 am
It remains an open question what would happen if Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire gets his way and converts two Texas Youth Commission units to adult DWI treatment facilities. [read post]
16 Jan 2007, 12:55 pm
" It also happens to be one of the two units Chairman Whitmire has said he'd like to turn into an adult facility. [read post]
5 Jan 2007, 8:56 am
John Whitmire, chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. [read post]
22 Dec 2006, 8:05 am
"A lot of these guys are on probation for driving under the influence," Whitmire said. [read post]
5 Dec 2006, 11:55 am
  LINK"It appears we're probably wasting millions of dollars filling up beds with people who don't need to be there," Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire, D-Houston, said after reviewing the statistics. [read post]