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10 Apr 2010, 1:35 am by Jamie Spencer
Thank goodness we are so much more enlightened now; that is, if by “we” you mean “not the Texas Legislature”. [read post]
8 Apr 2010, 6:03 am by Gritsforbreakfast
While the Texas Legislature is not in session this year, other states are struggling to cut corrections budgets because of the budget slump, notably Michigan which has shut down ten prison units. [read post]
7 Apr 2010, 3:44 pm by admin
SETTLEMENTS EPA to Allow States Address Rising Ocean Acidity. [read post]
7 Apr 2010, 8:14 am by JB
It is stated that not a single one of the medical profession, living at the time of the announcement of the truths made by him, admitted them. [read post]
7 Apr 2010, 7:57 am by Steve Hall
Some argue using one drug is more humane.The $33,000-plus cost to the corrections department so far includes remodeling the execution chamber at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln, two trips by execution team members to visit prisons in Texas and Indiana and emergency medical technician training.Corrections Director Bob Houston said seven staff members who would be directly involved with executions flew to Huntsville, Texas, on a state plane to spend a… [read post]
7 Apr 2010, 5:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The prolific Marc Levin at the Texas Public Policy Foundation last month published a short paper (pdf) titled "Time to Rethink What's a Crime. [read post]
6 Apr 2010, 6:47 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Livingston will defer judgment to his Board of Criminal Justice, and to the collective will of the legislature, the Lt. [read post]
5 Apr 2010, 4:29 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Kansas said "no," to prison closures and their legislature voted to slash their diversion programming instead:“Just like that — the national model we created no longer exists,” said state Rep. [read post]
2 Apr 2010, 8:36 am by Russell Cawyer
  This holding is even more surprising to me given that the Texas Legislature, in its last term, considered adopting provisions similar to the Ledbetter Act, but did not pass those provisions. [read post]
1 Apr 2010, 12:29 pm by Michael Ginsborg
Chet Culver praised the state legislature for not adopting a proposed amendment intended to reverse the ruling (HJR 2001). [read post]
31 Mar 2010, 3:55 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
He was in Austin for a forum on the special courts, which included information from other states that have already started such programs.In 2008, Texas' prison system reported that 4,500 offenders entering the state's prisons had served in the military. [read post]
31 Mar 2010, 6:21 am by Nate Persily
Several state legislatures are considering bills that would require alteration of of census data in this manner for purposes of redistricting. [read post]
30 Mar 2010, 9:37 pm by Dr. Shezad Malik
On the other hand, we don't want claimants to be lax in any way when the Legislature used this kind of strict rule. [read post]
30 Mar 2010, 10:43 am by Baumgartner Law Firm
Wrongful death lawsuits are controlled and limited by the Texas state legislature. [read post]
30 Mar 2010, 6:56 am by The Editors
  Overall, death sentences and executions have been on a downturn in the US in recent years and more state legislatures are seriously considering abolition. [read post]
29 Mar 2010, 7:08 am by Mark S. Humphreys
Thus, as is stated by the Texas Supreme Court in the case, State Farm Life Insurance Company v. [read post]
28 Mar 2010, 5:07 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In case you missed it--and I admit that I did as well--the Lone Star State legislature voted last year to abolish life without parole (LWOP) for juveniles. [read post]