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27 Mar 2008, 7:55 am
It's just a shame that the state lets itself get forced into these situations through crisis rather than planning for them responsibly when the Legislature is in town.UPDATE: See fuller coverage from Mike Ward at the Statesman. [read post]
10 Feb 2008, 4:42 am
"A prime example has been the Austin Statesman's Mike Ward's coverage of alleged conflicts of interest by Nedelkoff with his now-former employer. [read post]
5 Feb 2008, 10:36 pm
Maybe some of them will get asked.Weird Media Hit on New ConservatorDimitria Pope's chief legislative champion took a shot across the new conservator's bow this morning in the Austin Statesman, where Mike Ward has an odd little story accusing the new conservator of dealing consulting contracts to friends. [read post]
1 Feb 2008, 9:33 am
Prison building enthusiasts must have been disappointed to learn that the Legsislative Budget Board will release new estimates on Monday showing "flat" growth in Texas' prison population, just a year after LBB suggested the state would witness major prison bed shortfalls in the next few years.Considering Texas' astronomical prison growth in recent decades and where we were just a short time ago, this is important news.At the Statesman's blog, Mike Ward… [read post]
25 Jan 2008, 9:49 am
Mike Ward of the Austin American-Statesman reports, "Staff shortages get blame in inmate death. [read post]
20 Jan 2008, 4:34 am
" Mike Ward supplied an overview piece in preparation for the meeting last week ("Texas medical neglect cases stir concern about prison healthcare," Jan. 16):From 2001 to 2005, federal statistics show, 1,933 convicts died in Texas prisons, more than in any other state including California, which had 1,672 deaths and has a larger prison system than Texas. [read post]
12 Jan 2008, 10:36 pm
I didn't follow up, but larger population centers also have a much higher cost of living than Dalhart, Palestine, or Livingston - I'm not sure that will necessarily solve the problem.The Statesman's Mike Ward, whose earlier reportage first revealed the Dalhart-wing closure, pointed out that thousands of trusties - who perform routine guard functions and frequently are allowed free passage in TDCJ vehicles to run errands outside facilities - are eligible for parole… [read post]
10 Jan 2008, 2:22 pm
MIKE [white male]: He doesn’t take the tack that Jessie Jackson would. [read post]
9 Jan 2008, 11:13 pm
We've reached the pivotal "crossroads" predicted by the Texas Sunset Commission, and although the prison system, the Governor and the Legislature were amply warned of the problem, state government still seems caught unawares.In an excellent story today from the Austin Statesman ("Guard shortage forces closure of prison wing in West Texas," Jan. 10), the intrepid Mike Ward reports that a 300-bed wing of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice unit in… [read post]
6 Jan 2008, 6:21 am
Before the wife forces us to watch “The Amazing Race,” we check out what Roger Clemens had to say to Mike Wallace about his alleged steroids use. [read post]
31 Dec 2007, 9:51 am
Cast: Michael Stahl-David / Mike Vogel / Lizzy Caplan / Jessica Lucas Shrouded in mystery since the untitled teaser trailer appeared last summer, producer J.J. [read post]
31 Dec 2007, 7:02 am
Mike Sansone and Drew McLellan have developed the I List - a list that showcases the power of blogs in Iowa. [read post]
31 Dec 2007, 4:49 am
Rush Nigut just posted an updated version of Mike Sansone's and Drew McLellan's I List. [read post]
11 Dec 2007, 1:05 am
Perhaps it's all perfectly legal, but a recent hire by the Geo Group, a large private prison firm formerly known as "Wackenhut," raises questions, at least, about an appearance of serious conflicts of interest:Former Texas Department of Criminal Justice chief Gary Johnson approved contracts to lease prisons from the Geo private prison group that he will now manage in his new position as Geo regional director, reports the Statesman's Mike Ward in a blog entry,… [read post]
26 Nov 2007, 10:56 pm
See the submitted comments here, and let me know what you think.UPDATE: Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman reports there has still been no deal struck on lawsuit settlement negotiations related to TYC's pepper spray policy. [read post]
20 Nov 2007, 4:25 am
Here are a few excerpts from the MSM coverage:"Pepper spray used more liberally on kids," Mike Ward, Austin Statesman, Nov. 20"Incarcerated teenagers in the Texas Youth Commission system are getting pepper-sprayed by guards when they refuse to follow routine orders and while on suicide watch, not just when they pose a threat, a Travis County court was told Monday. [read post]
8 Nov 2007, 10:45 pm
Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman reports ("Guard shortage forces inmate transfers," Nov. 9) that:A shortage of guards at a remote West Texas boot camp has forced the Texas Youth Commission to move almost half of the incarcerated teenagers to other state lockups, officials said Thursday. [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 10:50 pm
Yesterday morning in Lubbock, someone rushed up to me, PDA in hand, to share a story from the Austin Statesman's Mike Ward that any regular Grits reader should have seen coming ("Youth prisons halt overtime, Oct. 30"):In its latest official stumble, the Texas Youth Commission spent more than half of its yearly budget for overtime payments in just one month, and it will temporarily stop paying overtime to its 2,200 guards. [read post]
26 Oct 2007, 3:49 am
Along the way, Larry dishes out hat tips to Harry Plotkin and Mike Coyle. [read post]
13 Oct 2007, 3:24 am
Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman reported that Sen. [read post]
