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9 Feb 2011, 8:41 am by Steve Hall
Two weeks ago, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction announced a change in its one-drug execution protocol, switching to pentobarbital, a fast-acting barbiturate, from sodium thiopental. [read post]
9 Feb 2011, 6:47 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Regular readers know that the Texas House and Senate have already released draft budgets that suggested massive cuts to state agencies across the board, including at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [read post]
8 Feb 2011, 5:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
TDCJ reduced spending on prisoner food 13.5% since 2009 Budget cuts separate church from state (prisons): Chaplains on the chopping blockWhither Texas prison healthcare with 24% budget cuts Adult probation cuts detailed from just-filed Texas budget bill Texas corrections budget at second glanceCorrections budget cuts concentrated in community supervision, set TDCJ up to failSugar Land anxious to get rid of 'unwelcome neighbor'Justice solutions offered at… [read post]
7 Feb 2011, 12:23 pm by Steve Hall
JoEllen Smith, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, said the state plans to use it anyway. [read post]
6 Feb 2011, 5:33 am by SOIssues
" While Jed Davenport, the director of the Midland Judicial District's Community Supervision and Corrections Department, said it is commendable that the agency is trying to monitor higher-risk offenders more closely, he said he isn't sure allowing lesser-offenders to deregister will help the situation. [read post]
2 Feb 2011, 10:32 am by Steve Hall
Over the past decade, Texas has executed almost two dozen inmates a year on average. [read post]
2 Feb 2011, 6:18 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"Felony early discharges from community supervision (as provided in Article 42.12 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure) have consistently increased statewide since FY2005. [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 6:06 pm by Law Lady
Co., 13 No. 15 Westlaw Journal Nursing Home 10, Westlaw Journal Nursing Home January 28, 2011A Texas couple, both diagnosed with dementia, have sued their long-term-care insurer over its allegedly wrongful denial of their claims and refusal to comply with requests for policy information. [read post]
31 Jan 2011, 12:34 pm by Steve Hall
More recently, Terry Collins, who was director of the corrections department between 2006 and 2010, joined the call for debate on the death penalty. [read post]
30 Jan 2011, 8:55 am by Gritsforbreakfast
A friend forwarded me a summary from the Texas Association of Counties regarding unfunded mandates from the proposed draft House budget, which I've uploaded to Google Documents. [read post]
29 Jan 2011, 9:16 am by Jeff Gamso
"Prisons spokesman Carlo LoParo said the state will not heed the company's warning and will use the new drug as planned.And while Ohio can change its drugs and protocol by fiat of the Director of the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, it's not so easy everywhere. [read post]
28 Jan 2011, 6:26 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That's why, rather than eliminate those programs, the best bet for cutting corrections safely is precisely to expand on the success of Texas' 2007 probation reforms. [read post]
27 Jan 2011, 9:18 am by Steve Hall
"The supply expires in March, so we'll have to look to some sort of alternative," said Texas Department of Corrections spokesman Jason Clarke. [read post]
26 Jan 2011, 8:13 am by Steve Hall
"We do use that drug in our lethal-injection process," state Department of Corrections spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger said. [read post]
25 Jan 2011, 5:48 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Adult probation cuts detailed from just-filed House budget bll Texas corrections budget at second glanceCorrections budget cuts concentrated in community supervision, set TDCJ up to failSugar Land anxious to get rid of 'unwelcome neighbor'Justice solutions offered at TPPF orientationTexas budget shortfall dwarfs corrections budgets [read post]
24 Jan 2011, 9:44 am by Steve Hall
The commission may consider cases regarding "forensic analysis" related to agencies accredited by the Texas Department of Public Safety. [read post]
24 Jan 2011, 9:27 am by Steve Hall
The Nebraska Department of Corrections said an independent lab in the U.S. tested a sample o [read post]
24 Jan 2011, 8:13 am by Steve Hall
” “The Texas Department of Criminal Justice will explore other options, including possibly seeking an alternate drug for use in Texas’ lethal injection process,” she said in an e-mail. [read post]