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13 Oct 2011, 12:16 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Rick Perry — to provide some services.For Texas taxpayers, the funding disparity could mean they will have to pay more money to provide care for prison inmates during the next two years, even if private vendors do start providing the care. [read post]
13 May 2009, 12:34 am
Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman says her nomination appears to be in trouble:"She appears to be toast. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 4:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Ward adds ominously that "During the past 10 years, more than 900 medical positions have been eliminated from prison clinics. [read post]
20 Nov 2009, 9:25 am by Steve Hall
"Perry rejects clemency in death penalty case," is the title of Mike Ward's report in today's Austin American-Statesman.Thompson did not fire at the slaying victim, though he participated in the robbery and shot another clerk four times, according to official reports. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 5:44 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Ward's story opens:For the past decade, Texas' imprisoned criminals have been allowed to work on college degrees and take vocational courses while behind bars.They're supposed to repay taxpayers once they get out. [read post]
7 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Ethics California: “San Jose Council Eases Transparency Rule” by Jana Kadash for San Jose Spotlight National: “Court Undoes Ruling Allowing DOJ Access to Scott Perry’s Phone” by Rachel Weiner and Spencer Hsu (Washington Post) for MSN National: “Enrique Tarrio, Proud Boys Leader on Jan. 6, Sentenced to 22 Years for Seditious Conspiracy” by Kyle Cheney (Politico) for Yahoo News Illinois: “Chicago Treasurer… [read post]
31 Oct 2012, 1:07 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Rick Perry’s Criminal Justice Division picked Waco ISD for the $600,000 pilot project because it has its own police department, officers were ticketing students for behavior issues and Waco has close proximity to Austin. [read post]
7 May 2013, 5:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Senate Nominations Committee delayed another Rick Perry nomination to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice after rookie Sen. [read post]
20 Oct 2010, 5:14 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"In his Sept. 27 announcement in Houston, Perry touted the new monitoring initiative as a way to "provide greater protections to our citizens by taking our efforts in dealing with sex offenders up yet another notch. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 7:32 am by Steve Hall
Rick Perry's controversial appointee will be confirmed. [read post]
23 Oct 2008, 2:59 pm
Rick Perry ordered agency officials to ferret out any contraband. [read post]
12 Mar 2010, 5:48 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Moore holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Wayland Baptist University, according to Perry’s office. [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 11:26 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Governor Perry has endorsed radical cuts to the prison budget and signed a raft of reform legislation that would make a Massachusetts liberal blush, but none of that has hurt him at all (his problems lie in other areas). [read post]
3 Jun 2012, 7:01 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That state pioneered the path recommended by experts on Rick Perry's "blue ribbon panel" (which the Legislature mostly ignored) in order to reduce violence. [read post]
21 Mar 2007, 7:50 am
Several more items related to the Texas Youth Commission deserve Grits readers attention:The House Corrections Committee will hold hearings Thursday and Friday to hear bills related to TYC.Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman reported yesterday that Rick Perry probably didn't have Constitutional authority to appoint a special master for TYC.Kuff questions whether the TYC board will be allowed to resign and along with Capitol Annex, wonders what did Rick Perry's… [read post]
22 Apr 2013, 4:42 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The changes appear to have been made after Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman's story yesterday in which Senate Criminal Justice Chairman John Whitmire said the appointment was "not smart" and "Without knowing anything else, the perception is certainly bad." [read post]
21 Oct 2010, 1:53 am
Reports the Austin Statesman's Mike Ward: Though Perry and state corrections officials say the mandate will make the public safer, questions linger about why parolees who were considered good enough safety risks to remove from monitors are now dangerous... [read post]
20 Jun 2008, 9:53 am
Taylor was accused in the 1993 attack of a woman in her Third Ward home, which sat less than a mile from where Taylor lived. [read post]