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25 Sep 2007, 2:51 pm
But treatment in TDCJ-ID is no better than in the Harris County jail and, without mental health and drug treatment, he would likely be back in jail shortly after getting out.The flaw is not that we don't put Mr. [read post]
7 Feb 2011, 4:00 am by Brandon W.
With his enhancements, punishment was assessed at 20 years in TDCJ-ID. [read post]
11 Feb 2011, 7:37 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" Technical revocations still awfully high after much-vaunted probation reformsGovernor endorses radical cuts to prison agency Corrections budget cuts concentrated in community supervision, set TDCJ up to fail Adios to Texas State Law Library? [read post]
1 Jan 2010, 6:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Several bills proposed to prevent future false convictions - including eyewitness ID reforms, requiring policies on recording interrogations, and lowering barriers to accessing the courts for writ procedures - all died an ignominious death when the Texas House melted down in an unrelated debate over voter ID. [read post]
13 Mar 2013, 5:36 am by Gritsforbreakfast
IPOT sent questionnaires to around 1,000 inmates in TDCJ convicted of arson, with responses coming from fewer than 200 of them. [read post]
23 May 2010, 5:43 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Counties want to keep the money saying "we found it," but they also "found" prisoners sent to TDCJ and the state pays all those costs. [read post]
7 Jun 2007, 1:44 am
I also enjoyed Michael's discussion of Hawks and Corrections Sentencing.The Truth About False Confessions tells us about a new study from the Justice Project on electronic recording of custodial investigations.Instead of a border fence, Subtopia contemplates a Great Wall of Music.CrimProf Blog tells why states don't like the federal REAL ID Act.The Barbershop Notebooks is thankful to Clarence Thomas for ending blind race loyalty among black folks, I suppose in the same way we… [read post]
2 Dec 2011, 5:41 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
But the drama was provided by seven exonerees who between them had spent 169 years in prison for crimes they didn't commit based on erroneous IDs. [read post]
2 Apr 2012, 7:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
John Whitmire of Texas' 2007 probation reforms, while as chair of Criminal Jurisprudence, Pete Gallego was the House sponsor/author of several key innocence reforms including Texas' new eyewitness ID statute. [read post]
10 Jun 2019, 4:37 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Having mentioned a handful of #cjreform victories from the 86th Texas Legislature - most notably, by far, abolition of the Driver Responsibility surcharge - we must also acknowledge that the session overall was a major disappointment for anyone interested in reforming the justice system.Heading into the session, there was cause for optimism. [read post]
3 May 2010, 3:49 am by B.W. Barnett
He does not represent the participants in their actual cases, but can help in guiding the participant in various legal situations like obtaining a driver’s license or valid ID card. [read post]