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10 Aug 2007, 5:46 am
In the Austin Statesman today ("Texas Youth Commission investigates leaks") Mike Ward reports on an inquiry into who released information about the troubled agency to Ward for a previous story.TYC Public Information Officer Jim Hurley contacted me before I'd even noticed the piece! [read post]
6 May 2010, 5:20 am
A contraband ring broken up at the Coffield Unit in Palestine shows how inmates, prison staff and family members on the outside combine to engage in illicit smuggling, reports Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman:Troubling new details surfaced Wednesday about the depth of illegal smuggling inside Texas' massive prison system, including revealing glimpses into how convicts may be operating drug- and money-laundering rackets with the help of guards and family members.The new… [read post]
9 Nov 2010, 10:42 am
Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman reports that a modest increase in the number of inmates at TDCJ may squelch efforts to close prisons, something that's been happening in other states. [read post]
18 May 2012, 7:10 am
" It's written by Mike Ward. [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 5:22 am
At the Austin Statesman, Mike Ward has a story today following up on a subject first raised last month on Grits: The potential to have Texas prisoners' hospital costs covered by the federal Medicaid program beginning in 2014 under "Obamacare. [read post]
25 May 2010, 4:56 am
Reports Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman:After visiting a once-violent Louisiana prison that is now ranked as one of the most tame thanks to a minister-training program, two key state senators today proposed bringing the concept to Texas. [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 4:48 am
Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman has a story on the practical application of a theme that state Rep. [read post]
13 Sep 2012, 6:56 am
In reaction to controversial raises for administrators at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, reported Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman: "'We need to put in a criminal penalty for violating the Appropriations Act and not following the intent of the Legislature,' said Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire, a Houston Democrat who is also a member of the budget-writing Senate Finance Committee. [read post]
15 Feb 2009, 1:45 am
Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman has an excellent piece this morning describing in detail how investigators believe cell phones and other contraband were smuggled onto Texas death row ("Texas prison cell phone smuggling blamed on inmate rings," Feb. 15):Instead of the phone being smuggled by a single corrupt guard, as originally thought, investigators now say it and dozens of others might have been put in the hands of Texas' worst killers by an intricate network of… [read post]
17 May 2012, 3:06 am
Yesterday, Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman had a story on recently rising parole rates ("Parole rates surge to avoid unsupervised released," May 16, based on trends reported on Grits in April. [read post]
5 Dec 2006, 11:55 am
" Mike Ward does the reporting in this Austin American -Statesman must-read article on TDCJ's desire to build more prisons, a move opposed by key legislators. [read post]
21 Jan 2011, 7:57 am
"Ohio company supplies state with lethal drugs," is the title of Mike Ward's report in today's Austin American-Statesman. [read post]
22 Oct 2010, 12:51 pm
Mike Ward has just posted, "Details on execution drugs should remain secret, prison officials say," at the Austin American-Statesman. [read post]
22 Oct 2010, 12:51 pm
Mike Ward has just posted, "Details on execution drugs should remain secret, prison officials say," at the Austin American-Statesman. [read post]
17 Jul 2009, 8:16 am
That's the title of Jordan Smith's latest report on Austin's yougurt shop murders in this week's Austin Chronicle. [read post]
22 Mar 2012, 1:38 pm
” Austin police police were also on scene. [read post]
29 Oct 2012, 7:24 am
The Austin Statesman's Mike Ward reported on yet another disturbance at at Texas Juvenile Justice Department Facility, though this time his article focused more on structural issues than calling for the heads of administrators ("Melee at youth lockup underscore stubborn problems at youth agency," Oct. 26). [read post]
27 Dec 2010, 7:52 am
On a message of personal privilege, Mike Martinez and Randi Shade opened the meeting by eulogizing Jennifer Gale. [read post]
7 Mar 2013, 5:57 am
Over the weekend, the Austin Statesman's Mike Ward authored a story titled, "County, private lockups sit empty, drain money as Texas prisoners dwindle," (March 31), pointing out that 30,000 of the state's 93,000 county jail beds are sitting empty and private prisons built on spec can't find clients. [read post]
4 Dec 2017, 6:44 pm
"SCOTUS lets challenge to Houston same-sex benefits proceed": Mike Morris of The Houston Chronicle has this report. [read post]
