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30 Mar 2014, 5:00 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
rh=1#storylink=cpy"Texas sues feds over guidelines re: hiring felonsThe Houston Chronicle published an item about the state of Texas' lawsuit, filed late last year, contesting the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's "new guidelines designed to give ex-offenders a chance to be considered for a job," arguing that "The EEOC urges employers to determine in each case whether the disqualification is job-related and a business necessity, and to consider such factors as the… [read post]
20 Sep 2016, 8:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
See the executive summary and the full report, as well as initial coverage from the Houston Chronicle. [read post]
13 Mar 2016, 8:23 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Houston Chronicle reported that, "More than 140 inmates have killed themselves in Texas jails over the last five years, or about 24 inmates, on average, committing suicide every year. [read post]
23 Dec 2013, 1:44 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Lisa Falkenberg at the Houston Chronicle followed up with a column and reached the same conclusion.However, SB 825 by state Sen. [read post]
3 Jan 2012, 9:45 am by Steve Hall
"Stop the prosecutorial misconduct," is the title of an OpEd by Houston criminal defense attorney Robert Fickman in the Houston Chronicle of December 31. [read post]
9 Jul 2019, 1:24 pm by John Floyd
  Marijuana Prosecutions Halt in Dallas, Harris and Tarrant Counties   The Houston Chronicle reported on July 1, 2019 that Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg recently announced that her office plans to dismiss more than two dozen misdemeanor marijuana cases and will not be filing any more such cases. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 7:54 am by Steve Hall
This morning's Houston Chronicle carries Rick Casey's latest column, "Focusing on what's right, not just legal. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 6:43 am by Amy Starnes
(Subscription required) — Houston Chronicle As COVID-19 mandates virtual law classes, nonprofit creates list of volunteer online speakers — If you have any interest in being a guest law school speaker, now is the time, provided that you’re comfortable doing it online. [read post]
16 Nov 2010, 10:57 am by Steve Hall
" Today's Houston Chronicle carries, "Ex-justice want even more diversity on high court; Stevens visiting Houston for Progressive Forum event," by Mike Tolson. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 1:06 pm by John Floyd
  On March 28, 2020, The Houston Chronicle reported that U.S. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 11:21 am by Jeff Gamso
"There were problems with those vans, and they (HPD) weren't fixing the vans," Culbertson told the Chronicle. [read post]
6 Apr 2013, 7:18 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Usually "judicial economy" is a factor that works in the prosecution's favor; in this case it's worked the other way.The report chronicles Salvador's many problems, and a few of his strengths, as a crime lab employee, which are well-detailed in the AP account. [read post]
3 Oct 2013, 11:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Tony Fabelo and Carl Reynolds of the Council of State Governments Justice Center have produced a new report analyzing the work product of the Harris County Public Defenders Office, reported the Houston Chronicle yesterday. [read post]
19 Jun 2013, 9:30 pm by Jeff Gamso
  Carol Christian in the Houston Chronicle has some details (link stripped).Gridley, 50, failed to appear in court May 7 for the bench trial before Judge Carl Ginsberg in the 193rd State District Court, records stated.Ginsberg found that Gridley had made defamatory statements about Bankson and Charlton on June 6, 2011, when she volunteered false information to the Liberty County Sheriff's Office, claiming that a mass grave containing dismembered bodies was at the… [read post]
20 Nov 2012, 6:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"John Bradley among medical parole decisionmakersThe Houston Chronicle has an article providing perspectives on whether and/or how medical parole might be expanded in Texas. [read post]
20 Mar 2015, 5:44 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The auditor's report is expected in May, reported the Dallas News.Prison riot spurs busted contractThe feds are ending a contract with the South Texas prison where immigration detainees recently rioted, reported the Houston Chronicle. [read post]
14 Oct 2019, 9:32 am by Gritsforbreakfast
This Houston Chronicle editorial speaks to that point: "The State Commission on Judicial Conduct should be embarrassed by the wrist slap it gave three current and eight former Harris County judges who routinely denied no-cost bail to thousands of poor defendants between 2009 and 2017," their editorial board opined. [read post]
5 Nov 2019, 10:08 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But as I told the Houston Chronicle:“His reform is not on point to what caused the problem,” said Scott Henson, policy director with the criminal justice reform nonprofit Just Liberty. [read post]