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29 May 2012, 9:28 am
Not only is that meme false, it's now irrelevant.MORE: Mike Ward reports that Jay Kimbrough will be interim chief; see Grits' earlier assessment of the former TYC conservator. [read post]
25 May 2012, 8:08 am
From Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman, state Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire said TYC officials are engaging in "hug a thug" behavior for not using solitary confinement more frequently, or in TX juvenile justice jargon, imposing "behavioral management plans" on youth ("Juvenile justice officials disagree on reopening Waco-area lockup," May 24):At issue is whether to use the empty beds at the McLennan County Juvenile… [read post]
22 May 2012, 12:25 pm
Now a federal judge has answered that question, "Yes," reported Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman ("Judge: Parole officials can be held liable over sex-offender restrictions," May 22). [read post]
22 May 2012, 1:11 am
Original Article 05/21/2012 By Mike Ward In the latest rebuke of state policies for classifying parolees as sex offenders, an Austin federal judge has ruled that top state parole officials can be held personally liable for continuing missteps. [read post]
21 May 2012, 9:14 am
"Texas has enough lethal drugs for 23 executions, officials say," is the Austin American-Statesman report by Mike Ward. [read post]
18 May 2012, 7:10 am
" It's written by Mike Ward. [read post]
17 May 2012, 3:06 am
Yesterday, Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman had a story on recently rising parole rates ("Parole rates surge to avoid unsupervised released," May 16, based on trends reported on Grits in April. [read post]
15 May 2012, 5:31 am
Moreover, the lawsuits and changes that ended use of many adult corrections practices among juveniles were largely spawned from reporting from people like Mike Ward, for example in a 2007 article voicing extensive criticisms of pepper spray use in juvenile facilities.Further, the 1984 Morales v. [read post]
8 May 2012, 9:01 am
An audit found poor documentation for much of the construction and other contract spending by the Texas Youth Commission, now the Juvenile Justice Department, reported the Austin Statesman's Mike Ward on Saturday. [read post]
7 May 2012, 1:54 pm
This news should come as no surprise to Grits readers, but Mike Ward reported in Friday's Austin Statesman ("Report: Texas prison health costs higher than thought," May 6) that:The cost of providing health care to Texas' 154,000 imprisoned criminals during the next two years will likely exceed the amounts allocated in both the Senate- and House-approved versions of the state budget, a new financial analysis shows.The report on the University of Texas Medical… [read post]
1 May 2012, 2:59 am
Mike Rust, aquaculture researcher at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle; Dr. [read post]
26 Apr 2012, 8:44 am
Reports Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman:As the former superintendent of the Giddings State School claimed in a lawsuit that he was fired in March for reporting violations of state law and growing safety issues at the troubled lockup, a legislative inquiry was expanded Wednesday to focus on whether 5-year-old reforms to the troubled system are still working. [read post]
23 Apr 2012, 6:19 am
Lyle previews the case for this blog; James Vicini of Reuters, Robert Barnes of the Washington Post, David Savage of the Los Angeles Times, Julia Preston of the New York Times, Jess Bravin and Miriam Jordan of the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers (via the Miami Herald), Caroline Ward and Dan Freedman of the Houston Chronicle, and Mike Sacks of the Huffington Post also have coverage. [read post]
19 Apr 2012, 5:43 pm
– Colorado attorney Mike Laszlo of Laszlo & Associates on the Boulder Business Law Advisor U.S. [read post]
19 Apr 2012, 8:55 am
Reports the Austin Statesman's Mike Ward, "Instead of jamming cellphone calls around prisons as Texas officials had earlier proposed, the California system would block outgoing cell calls, Web access and text messages by managing the cellphone signals at prisons — and allowing only signals from approved numbers to go through. [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 8:36 am
Reports the Austin Statesman's Mike Ward ("Lawmaker livid over reports of coercion, extortion at Giddings youth lockup," April 17):Two legislative architects of Texas' sweeping reforms in juvenile justice after a sex-abuse scandal five years are fuming over a new report that questions security and safety at the Giddings State School.The report includes allegations that youths are being "bought and owned" by other youths for cigarettes, illicit… [read post]
3 Apr 2012, 1:00 pm
The chief prosecutor for military commission, Brig. [read post]
1 Apr 2012, 5:40 am
These counties described in Ward's story tried to run their jails like a business, and look what happened! [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 8:23 am
" It's by Mike Ward. [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 5:13 pm
A Bad Idea Whose Time Should Never Come – Los Angeles lawyer Mike Emmick of Sheppard Mullin on the firm’s FDA Law Update Blog Airborne Water Pollution: North Carolina case decides whether Clean Water Act regulates airborne emissions – Omaha, Nebraska attorney Sean Minahan of Lamson, Dugan and Murray on his blog, the Midwest Agricultural Law Guide LMA2012 – Finding our Inspiration, Part I – Legal marketing expert Lindsay Griffiths of International… [read post]
