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11 Nov 2014, 7:19 am
Sombody files this every year, but it's hard to see it going anywhere while the litigation at TDCJ over excessive heat is still pending - if those court rulings go against the state they'd just be doubling down on their troubles by passing this.Don't remove statute of limitations in non-DNA rape casesSeveral bills filed, all by Democrats, to remove the statute of limitations for rape in non-DNA cases is a terrible idea that will result in false convictions. [read post]
2 Dec 2012, 9:37 am
Let me point out a few items that failed to make it into individual Grits posts but still merit readers' attention:Prison homicides rise, rural units short-staffedAt the Austin Statesman Mike Ward reports that in-prison homicides at TDCJ spiked this year to 11, up from an average of just more than three per year for the past decade. [read post]
28 Mar 2019, 9:24 pm
However, even if we were to accept Murphy's current representation that he and his counsel did not have access to the text of that policy, his counsel was definitively notified of that provision by an email from the TDCJ's general counsel on March 5. [read post]
21 Jan 2013, 9:26 am
If the state agreed to pay for 100% of blue-warrant costs, would the counties in turn agree to pay the cost for the state to incarcerate everyone they send to TDCJ? [read post]
21 Sep 2019, 7:25 am
Here are a few odds and ends that merit Grits readers' attention:Lawsuit seeking Hep C treatment could come with BIG pricetagMore than 18,000 Texas prison inmates have been diagnosed with Hepatitis C - almost certainly an undercount since TDCJ does not do comprehensive testing - but only a tiny handful receive treatment. [read post]
6 Dec 2015, 6:25 am
"From TDCJ, "Report to Governor and Legislative Budget Board on the Monitoring of Community Supervision Diversion Funds," Dec. 1, 2015. [read post]
27 Sep 2020, 8:12 am
"TX parole caseloads analyzed: This may get its own blog post soon, but I wanted to record the link for the new TDCJ parole officer caseload study. [read post]
13 Mar 2013, 5:36 am
IPOT sent questionnaires to around 1,000 inmates in TDCJ convicted of arson, with responses coming from fewer than 200 of them. [read post]
2 Jun 2020, 6:32 am
I still very much want to know who shot whom in that case.Use of force against inmates rises as TX prison pop dwindlesEven as the Texas prison population dwindles, use of force against inmates has risen inside TDCJ facilities, reported the Texas Tribune. [read post]
8 Jan 2013, 7:58 am
Let's run through a few.First, they almost have to boost funding for inmate healthcare if they want to keep UTMB as their contractor, and IMO TDCJ is not prepared nor capable of handling the job themselves. [read post]
24 May 2016, 8:16 am
Thoughts on visitationSome of the content of this TDCJ 2014 report on visitation looks familiar but the format does not and it doesn't appear I've linked to it before. [read post]
5 Oct 2022, 12:06 pm
TDCJ is responsible for housing adult offenders while serving sentenc [read post]
23 Nov 2007, 1:04 am
Nothing I saw particularly surprised me, but the visit confirmed and reinforced quite a few impressions garnered from watching TYC politics over the last year:Thanks to Gidding staff for a great visitFirst, the staff I met, to a person, were wonderful, both welcoming and professional - it was a LOT different from interacting with staff at TDCJ units. [read post]
12 Jul 2022, 2:26 pm
In response, Plaintiff George Lee Tucker II brought this suit against Steve Gaddis, TDCJ's Deputy Director of Volunteer Services and Special Populations, in the hope of vindicating the rights of the Nation's adherents to congregate. [read post]
13 Nov 2010, 1:29 pm
Reality 1, NIMBY 0 For once I'm glad to read a story about a TDCJ halfway house opening (in Amarillo) as opposed to stories about NIMBY opposition from local pols who should know better. [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 9:07 am
Related posts are in the lethal injection and TDCJ indexes. [read post]
9 Dec 2011, 8:43 am
In a practice that wouldn't be allowed in today's TDCJ, he "began writing stories to support his young daughter while he was in prison," moving to New York to continue his career after his release.According to the Houston Chronicle's coverage in 1985, O Henry's (i.e, William Sydney Porter's) federal pardon application, championed by supporters including late-Texas state appellate court Judge Trueman O'Quinn, was turned down at that time because… [read post]
3 Dec 2010, 6:37 am
In 2009, however, the legislature again amended section 12.31(a), to provide, in relevant part: An individual adjudged guilty of a capital felony in a case in which the state does not seek the death penalty shall be punished by imprisonment in the [TDCJ] for life [i.e. with parole], if the individual’s case was transferred to the court under Section 54.02, Family Code.The new life imprisonment (with parole) ceiling on juvenile capital offenses was not applied retroactively. [read post]
7 Feb 2007, 9:05 am
Turner was interested in how many beds were available for contracting use for TDCJ overcrowding, but TCJS said reaalistically there was very little extra space, especially beds classified for more dangerous offenders like TDJC might send to them. [read post]
15 Apr 2010, 4:35 am
The problem most negatively impacts Houston, Dallas, and black communities, all of which disproportionately send inmates to TDCJ. [read post]
