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6 Dec 2011, 6:40 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the UT Medical Branch in Galveston last week agreed to a temporary extension of their contract for nine more months, with the state pledging an additional $45 million over that period, reported Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman (Dec. 2):Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire, a Houston Democrat whose committee oversees prison operations, said the $45 million in additional funding will be advanced from the state's… [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 11:26 am by Gritsforbreakfast
At the Austin Statesman, Mike Ward has a piece today ("Prison cuts prove fleeting") on the predictable outcome from reducing incarceration budgets without simultaneously enacting policies to reduce the number of prisoners locked up. [read post]
30 Nov 2011, 1:04 am by Sex Offender Issues
James Hagan Original Article Alderman James Hagan, accused in sex crime, passes voluntary polygraph, sends results to sheriff 11/30/2011 By MARGARET BAKER Ocean Springs’ Hagan also charged with embezzlement OCEAN SPRINGS - Ocean Springs Ward 6 Alderman James Hagan was arrested Tuesday on felony charges of touching of a child for lustful purposes and embezzlement, Sheriff Mike Byrd said. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 9:45 am by Michael Reiter, Attorney at Law
The Black Voice News: Lynda Savage, Mike Gallo, Juan Lopez and Margaret Hill for San Bernardino City Unified School District Board. [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 5:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
At the Austin Statesman, Mike Ward has a story today following up on a subject first raised last month on Grits: The potential to have Texas prisoners' hospital costs covered by the federal Medicaid program beginning in 2014 under "Obamacare. [read post]
2 Nov 2011, 7:49 am
A couple of our browsers are warding us off! [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 12:54 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The UT Board of Regents approved a 30-day extension of UTMB's contract with the Department of Criminal Justice to provide prison healthcare, but vowed to end the contract after December if the state can't come up with roughly $100 million more than was budgeted by the Lege this spring, reports Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 5:12 am by Gritsforbreakfast
If Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman ever retires or is laid off, there won't be a single professional journalist in the state closely monitoring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 12:16 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
No regular Grits reader will be surprised at the Austin Statesman story by Mike Ward today with the same title as the headline to this post revealing that UTMB is running more than $2 million per month over the amount budgeted for prison healthcare. [read post]
8 Oct 2011, 8:12 am by Keating Law Offices
Chicago Alderman Marge Laurino (39th Ward) advocated for the importance of the law to extend to bicyclists, arguing that bike riders need to follow the same rules of the road as motorists. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 8:55 am
As well Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP counts former federal cabinet minister and premier of Quebec Lucien Bouchard as on of its partners. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 3:11 am by Rob Robinson
Secret Memo Tells All - http://bit.ly/qgTTf1 (David Kravets) Why Twitter is Important for the Financial Professional - http://bit.ly/nGuCB4 (Mike Langford) Wrong Way: Technology and People Can Crash During Trials - http://bit.ly/qLfJ6i (Robyn Weisman) Twitter Hashtags of the Week #eDiscovery #eDisclosure #Masters11 #EDI2011 Vendor Views Industry Landscape AccessData® Announces Computer Forensics Software Replacement Program - http://bit.ly/oNYbcI (Business Wire) Altep, Inc. to… [read post]
25 Sep 2011, 3:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Reported Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman:The latest decision came Tuesday when U.S. [read post]
23 Sep 2011, 7:45 am by Steve Hall
"Prison system ends special last meals," by Mike Ward, for the Austin American-Statesman. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 12:32 pm by Keating Law Offices
Chicago Alderman Margaret Laurino of the 39th Ward, Chairman of the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety of the Chicago City Council, has proposed an ordinance that would extend the Illinois distracted driving law to bicyclists. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 2:04 am by SOIssues
Original Article 09/20/2011 By Mike Ward After years of legal decisions requiring state parole officials to provide hearings before they impose sex-offender restrictions on felons never convicted of a sex crime, two courts have taken the unusual step of blocking the restrictions. - Why would you impose sex offender restrictions on someone who hasn't committed a sex crime in the first place? [read post]