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13 Oct 2007, 3:24 am
At yesterday's hearing, reported the Dallas News:Ms. [read post]
12 Oct 2007, 12:57 am
Dallas real estate partner Raymond Termini will relocate to Dubai to head up the new office, where he will be joined by a senior associate. [read post]
9 Oct 2007, 6:12 am
Tuesday, October 9, 2007Voices of Families of the Executed - Part 5Here is the final installment in our series of excerpts from the MVFHR panel of families of the executed at the Third International Women's Peace Conference in Dallas this past July. [read post]
6 Oct 2007, 7:04 am
Pope has already closed the Coke County facility, but it should be an engaging political spectacle, in any event.Related coverage from Grits:Meet the Geo Group: Texas' largest private prison contractorScandals involving Idaho inmates in Texas Geo prisonsSuicide aftermath reveals squalor at private rural Texas prisonMother of deceased inmate sues over Texas Geo unit conditionsAG should investigate possible Geo Group fraudTYC closing Coke… [read post]
5 Oct 2007, 5:28 am
After this unseemly episode with the Geo Group, I don't see how Texas' leaders can say in good faith that that's a good idea.MORE: See Doug Swanson's account in the Dallas News, just posted, and an exasperated Austin Statesman editorial. [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 9:44 am
The Dallas Morning News has the editorial, "No Time To Be a Renegade. [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 8:22 am
Dewhurst's support of an innocence commission follows 14 DNA exonerations of prison inmates from Dallas County, which has reversed more convictions because of DNA evidence than any other U.S. county. [read post]
3 Oct 2007, 6:19 pm
PLEASE CALL AGAIN IN THE MORNING (IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN EXECUTED FIRST)And out of Dallas, Texas (motto: we like to kill) comes this Op Ed piece about the shocking execution of a Texas inmate, where the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals would not stay open past 5PM to receive the last minute request for a stay of execution:We Close At 5 Y'allWhat's 20 minutes to you? [read post]
3 Oct 2007, 12:30 pm
The Dallas News confirms a report by a Grits commenter (below) that seven TYC employees were fired as a result of the Coke County imbroglio. [read post]
3 Oct 2007, 9:07 am
If the court has not ruled by the time a Dallas County defendant facesexecution -- and the next one is scheduled for February _Watkins said he'dwithdraw the execution request. [read post]
1 Oct 2007, 6:48 pm
Bennett October 1, 2007 A North Texas mother sued Virgin Mobile USA, Virgin Mobile Australia, Creative Commons Corp., and Flickr.com. on behalf of her 16 year-old-daughter in state court in Dallas County, Texas for the unauthorized use of her daughter’s image in an ad campaign promoting Virgin Mobile Australia’s services. [read post]
29 Sep 2007, 10:52 am
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins said in a prepared statement that "we do not intend to change any of the policies or procedures currently in place. [read post]
29 Sep 2007, 3:02 am
That scenario plays out more often than most people realize, and sometimes innocent people are convicted and sent to prison, as evidenced by the string of DNA-based exonerations in Dallas.The Texas Legislature may have declined to improve police lineup procedures this year, but the Dallas Police Department and Dallas County DA Craig Watkins are moving forward as part of a national study to identify best practices. [read post]
28 Sep 2007, 4:53 am
Truly, if a proposal to retract the 8/31 rule isn't in today's Texas Register, I can see no reason but cluelessness. [read post]
27 Sep 2007, 4:46 am
It seems that in Dallas County, asking for a court-appointed lawyer is enough to get you thrown in jail. [read post]
26 Sep 2007, 12:04 pm
I wanted to recommend some terrific recent offerings from the Texas blogosphere on criminal justice topics:From Texas Prison Bidness:Sheriff's confidante pleads guilty in Bexar/Premier management scandalThe Hidden Cost of Private PrisonsJail alternatives can save counties moneyHow do you explain a problem like Hutto? [read post]
26 Sep 2007, 1:30 am
The end result is that the family sought legal advice, and they have finally sued in a Dallas County District Court. [read post]
25 Sep 2007, 5:00 am
The center is located at 812 West Dallas, Suite 150, Conroe, Texas 77301. [read post]
19 Sep 2007, 8:17 am
LINKLast week, Dallas County D.A. [read post]
18 Sep 2007, 11:18 pm
Last week the USDOJ sued the Dallas County jail to remedy poor healthcare and conditions.Now DOJ has launched an on-site inquiry into use of force at the Austin Police Department, reacting to a 2004 complaint filed by the NAACP. [read post]
