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10 Nov 2007, 10:07 pm
APFEL KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OFJENNER & BLOCK LLP PUBLIC ADVOCACY601 13th Street N.W. 100 Fair Oaks Lane, Ste. 301 Washington, DC 20005 Frankfort, KY 40601(202) 639-6000 (502) 564-3948 November 5, 2007 *Counsel of Record I. [read post]
9 Nov 2007, 11:06 pm
The department says inmates at the three prisons committed 30 percent fewer infractions than inmates elsewhere. [read post]
8 Nov 2007, 4:11 am
Related Articles Lethal Injection Issue Re-raised Florida's High Court OKs Lethal Injections Top Court Blocks Killer's Execution ABA Calls For Halt of Executions Judge: Diaz Execution Not Botched Condemned Man Gets Surprise From Texas Governor Fla. [read post]
7 Nov 2007, 8:44 am
They should start by implementing HB 2391, the only legislation passed in 2007 by the 80th Texas Legislature aimed at reducing jail overcrowding.In both Harris and Smith counties, the Sheriffs and local PDs refused to allow their officers to use new discretion created this year by the Legislature to issue a summons instead of making an arrest for certain low-level, nonviolent offenses. [read post]
6 Nov 2007, 2:40 am
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) currently has a massive shortage of correctional officers. [read post]
5 Nov 2007, 6:11 am
" And this after then-Prime Minister Tony Blair shortened sentences for thousands of offenders as one of his last acts before departing office. [read post]
4 Nov 2007, 5:47 pm
PART-IAll Things Considered, October 31, 2007 · The Texas juvenile corrections system is in a deep crisis. [read post]
4 Nov 2007, 12:50 pm
Assistant Director of the United States Department of Justice Torts Branch? [read post]
1 Nov 2007, 11:46 pm
The Texas Legislature this spring required training for new JCOs at the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) to increase from 80 hours to 300 hours, aiming to match the amount of training given by the Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for adult prison guards. [read post]
1 Nov 2007, 9:09 am
We know where they are," Randy Phillips with the Department of Corrections told CNN affiliate WSLS.While there's a debate about the need for restrictions and authorities aren't imposing such stringent restrictions everywhere, special limits on sex offenders for the evening are widespread. [read post]
31 Oct 2007, 12:54 pm
But, as Barrett explains, Kerik is just one of many cases with connections to Rudy that the Justice Department will be handling. [read post]
31 Oct 2007, 2:27 am
Corrections department officials and prison experts blame the increase on everything from widespread staff shortages and low pay to a new breed of tougher criminals and prison overcrowding. [read post]
29 Oct 2007, 9:44 pm
Poison gas was adopted in the USA in 1921 and was eventually used by 11 states.(7)Lethal injection was proposed and adopted in 1977 in Oklahoma and Texas and subsequently in other states.(8) Other countries have also sought to make execution more palatable. [read post]
26 Oct 2007, 2:43 am
"Sunset Self-EvaluationsFinally, for those with an interest, here are the self-evaluations submitted to the Texas Sunset Commission for criminal justice agencies under Sunset review in the coming year:Texas Youth CommissionTexas Juvenile Probation CommissionTexas Commission on Jail StandardsTexas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and EducationTexas Department of Public Safety [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 8:45 am
"It doesn't surprise me, I guess, that some Texas counties are embracing strategies proven ten years ago to increase crime, but maybe with everything that's going on in Texas juvenile corrections, it's time to rethink this approach. [read post]
Texas' new sex offender law misplaces focus on stranger danger, could make victimization more likely
21 Oct 2007, 11:25 pm
UPDATE: Michael from Corrections Sentencing linked to this post and offered caveats that I 100% endorse, along with some free advice for Texas pols:Only one little quibble, Grits. [read post]
19 Oct 2007, 7:59 pm
The department says that inmates at the three prisons committed 30 percent fewer infractions than comparable inmates elsewhere. [read post]
18 Oct 2007, 7:22 am
Department of Justice: Capital Punishment StatisticsAnd a Georgia study is at: Georgia Department of Corrections Study [read post]
17 Oct 2007, 3:46 pm
The committee report showed most of the causes of prison overcrowding occurred outside the administration and jurisdiction of the Department of Correction and these complex issues and problems cannot be addressed by a single state agency. [read post]
16 Oct 2007, 7:49 am
"Lethal injections can be performed humanely, they just simply are not being performed humanely by departments of correction. [read post]
