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21 May 2007, 8:15 am
SB 909 by Whitmire (D-Houston), and carried by Representatives Madden (R-Plano), Kolkhorst (R-Brenham), Flynn (R-Canton), Hochberg (D-Houston), Cook (R-Austin) - relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles - has been set on the House Calendar for Monday, May 21, 2007! [read post]
19 May 2007, 10:12 am
Twenty of the 27 executions so far carried out in Kentucky, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Washington have been of prisoners who waived their appeals (see table at end of report).Race and mental health appear to be the strongest predictors of who will waive their appeals - most "volunteers" are white males (as are the five prisoners featured in the second half of this report), and many have a history of mental disorders.(3) Nevertheless, a review of such cases suggests that any number of… [read post]
17 May 2007, 9:00 pm
" Just a few paragraphs later, though, Justice Scalia tried to warn us against jumping to that conclusion: "Of course indeterminate [sentencing] schemes involve judicial factfinding, in that a judge (like a parole board) may implicitly rule on those facts he deems important to the exercise of his sentencing discretion. [read post]
15 May 2007, 9:18 am
LV Sun 5/15/07 Open meeting law dispute shuts down hearing [re: parole board]. [read post]
14 May 2007, 5:02 am
Said Marc:At a Capitol briefing last week, we utilized a model of the criminal justice system we've created as well as projections by the Legislative Budget Board to demonstrate that pending legislation and budget provisions would divert sufficient numbers of offenders to eliminate any need for new prison construction. [read post]
11 May 2007, 7:36 am
In the culmination of a nine-year process involving a statewide coalition of law schools and advocates for battered women, two women in MIssouri were released from prison recently. [read post]
11 May 2007, 5:55 am
If approved by the full House and the Governor, this bill will make data collected at traffic stops much more useful not just for advocates but for police supervisors and public safety officials who can better measure the efffectiveness of tactics like random consent searches and highway interdiction.TDCJ Medical ReleasesTwo pieces of legislation passed the House this week that will make it easier for severely ill inmates to be released as part of a program called "Medically Recommended… [read post]
11 May 2007, 2:38 am
Under art 5(4) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms he was entitled to have his case considered by the parole board speedily so that his sentence did not become arbitrary. [read post]
10 May 2007, 10:01 am
No additional fee will be charged for a request for travel document (advance parole) or employment authorization by an applicant who has paid the Form I-485 application fee, regardless whether or not the Form I-131 or Form I-765 is required to be filed by such applicant to receive these benefits [read post]
8 May 2007, 10:00 am
Although George Cruz was an exemplary inmate and a "prime candidate" for parole, the New York State Board of Parole opted to deny release due to the nature of Cruz's crimes.In 1991, after drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana, Cruz shot and killed a man when he was only 17 years of age. [read post]
8 May 2007, 2:47 am
We need to see a lot more of that kind of initiative from the Board of Pardons and Parole. [read post]
7 May 2007, 10:52 am
The House plan, he says, would need a little help from the parole board to avoid a prison bed shortage. [read post]
7 May 2007, 1:43 am
A7768 Ball -- Requires level 2 or 3 sex offenders as defined wear monitoring devices attached around their ankle
No Same as
BLURB : Cor. req lv 3 sx offn wer devc sk
Last Act: 04/25/07 referred to correction
A7793 Aubry -- Relates to certificates of relief from disabilities issued by the board of parole
Same as S 3966
BLURB : Cor. cert of relief disab: parole
Last Act: 04/25/07 referred to… [read post]
6 May 2007, 3:16 am
But a society that imposes capital punishment - a sentence this editorial board has long opposed - must always ask: What if this person is innocent? [read post]
5 May 2007, 7:57 am
SB 838, up in the same hearing, was discussed here - that bill would expand Texas' Intermediate Sanctions Facilities for petty parole violators instead of revoking them to prison for their full term. [read post]
4 May 2007, 6:33 am
The state Parole Board had earlier unanimously recommended against granting clemency. [read post]
3 May 2007, 8:29 am
LINKThe Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has recommended that Gov. [read post]
1 May 2007, 8:21 pm
The Indiana Parole Board recommend unanimously not to recommend clemency for Woods. [read post]
30 Apr 2007, 7:42 am
Second, without the possibility of a death penalty, those who are serving life without parole would have no incentive to follow prison rules. [read post]
30 Apr 2007, 1:28 am
A1179
Gunther (MS) -- Sets forth procedures to be followed in the event a sex offender fails to mail a signed verification within twenty calendar days of mailing by division of criminal justice services BLURB : Cor. sex offender verificatn Last Act: 03/26/07 REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
LAW / CORRECTNSA1188
Eddington (MS) -- Expands coverage of sex offender registration act BLURB : Cor. expds covrg sex offender regLast Act:… [read post]
