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19 Jan 2019, 6:38 am
The recent blue-wave election there could exacerbate that dynamic in the still-red-as-roses Texas Lege.Convict leasing history, victims unearthedThe Houston Chronicle has been providing good coverage of the discovery of dozens of black prisoners bodies buried in unmarked graves near Sugar Land. [read post]
29 Oct 2015, 7:02 am
Houston is closing a dangerous low-income apartment run by a slumlord who they've sued over "atrocious living conditions. [read post]
18 Apr 2018, 9:49 am
Lots of them - 22 as of when this Houston Chronicle story was written. [read post]
27 Jan 2013, 9:22 am
Such stories inevitably ignore that the media's skewed coverage is one of the greatest contributors to false perceptions about crime.A typical example may be found in a Jan. 25 Houston Chronicle story titled, "Crime dips, but not everyone feels safe." [read post]
30 Aug 2012, 2:58 am
" A Houston radio station quoted an attorney predicting civil litigation from wrongly incarcerated defendants.AND MORE: The Houston Chronicle's Lisa Falkenberg has an interview with attorney Lisa Andrews. [read post]
11 Feb 2008, 10:05 pm
Update: The Chronicle's transit columnist, Rad Sadlee, comments here on King's op-ed. [read post]
5 Jan 2010, 9:17 am
In those cases where organized crime is involved, the ethnic communities with the language and cultural barriers make health care fraud an easier crime to commit.The Houston Chronicle on December 6, 2009 had an interesting article by Mary Flood on health care fraud in ethnic communities:Houston Chronicle: "Medicare fraud, like the flu, can be communicable, and authorities have found it spreads among different ethnic communities in different cities. [read post]
9 Jun 2007, 7:19 am
(Mary Flood, "O'Quinn's law clients win round against him", Houston Chronicle, Jun. 9 (h/t W.F.)). [read post]
19 Apr 2010, 5:57 am
Toward the end of last week the rubber finally met the road, reported the Houston Chronicle ("County jail woes spur HPD to alter arrest policy," April 18), when:The Houston Police Department stopped arresting people for minor traffic violations late Thursday, hours after Sheriff Adrian Garcia told the city to slow down the flow of arrestees into the county's booking center. [read post]
17 Mar 2016, 3:25 pm
"Medical care scrutinized at Galveston jailAfter the Galveston Sheriff was sued over the death of an inmate who did not receive prescribed medication, the Houston Chronicle reported, "Six inmates have died while in custody of Galveston County jailers since January 2010. [read post]
16 May 2014, 8:16 am
" 'Fracking and the flow of drugs'National Journal reports that the South Texas fracking boom has created new opportunities for drug smugglers thanks to massive, increased truck traffic north-bound from Mexico.DWI dominates Harris County probation rollsReported the Houston Chronicle (May 11), "In 2013, about 13,000 people - half of all Harris County probationers - were on supervision for a misdemeanor driving-while-intoxicated conviction. [read post]
7 Sep 2018, 4:52 am
See more from the Marshall Project.More guards framing prisoners for disciplinary casesKeri Blakinger at the Houston Chronicle has yet another example of Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison guards proactively setting up innocent inmates for disciplinary infractions they didn't earn - in this case, allegedly planting drill bits in an inmate's cell then accusing him of hiding them. [read post]
17 Oct 2018, 6:12 pm
The Houston Chronicle editorial board called for a sweep of all but one Republican misdemeanor-court judges in Harris County after they fought bail reform tooth and nail in the federal courts instead of just fixing the problem. [read post]
26 Nov 2018, 1:46 pm
Go read his obituary from the Houston Chronicle. [read post]
19 Feb 2015, 3:57 am
Last weekend the Houston Chronicle published a followup story (Feb. 15) on the Office of Violent Sex Offender Management and Texas' dysfunctional civil commitment program. [read post]
9 Jan 2016, 9:27 am
From the Houston Chronicle ("Harris County officials outline plan to curb jail population," Jan. 7):Chasing $4 million in grant money, Harris County officials Thursday announced reforms in the criminal justice system to unclog dockets, lower jail population and address racial and ethnic disparities.And because the changes are so important, they said, they will do it even if they don't get the money. [read post]
13 Oct 2018, 7:29 am
Here are a few Texas justice stories that merit readers' attention this weekend, as well as some national items which caught Grits' eye:Prison guard beat handcuffed inmate to deathThe inmate beaten to death in the shower by a Huntsville prison guard this summer was handcuffed when he was attacked, reported the Houston Chronicle's Keri Blakinger in an update. [read post]
24 Dec 2014, 7:45 am
Reported the Houston Chronicle (Dec. 22):Attorneys for Temple, including his lawyer at trial Dick DeGuerin, have long said Belinda Temple was killed by teenage neighbors who were interrupted during an after-school burglary. [read post]
15 Jul 2020, 1:25 pm
Reading through it, the criticisms sound like those raised in the audit of the Houston PD Narcotics division! [read post]
3 Feb 2017, 5:25 am
The Houston Chronicle coverage included an interview with his family. [read post]
