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18 Apr 2013, 3:28 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
One of the nominees up Monday to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice overseeing the state prison system is actually an employee of its current chairman Oliver Bell, according to her LinkedIn page, which informs us that Annette Raggette has been Vice President of Oliver Bell, Inc. from June 2003 to the present. [read post]
26 Oct 2022, 6:58 am by Melody McDonald Lanier
Without records sealing, anyone with a history in the juvenile justice system has a criminal record with Texas Department of Public Safety and the FBI. [read post]
8 Mar 2008, 1:24 am
Despite the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure’s clear admonishment that a person’s successfully completed Deferred Disposition (available for Class C offenses in Municipal and Justice Courts only) cannot be used against them, the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners and Texas Medical Board continue to use such a record as a basis for disciplinary investigations and sanctions. [read post]
22 Apr 2013, 4:42 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Grits last week raised questions about the appointment to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice of Annette Raggette, a woman whose LinkedIn profile listed her as an employee of board chairman Oliver Bell. [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]
12 Apr 2010, 9:53 am by Steve Hall
Robert Perkinson provides news analysis in the post, "Texas Justice, American Injustice," at Truthout. [read post]
3 Feb 2013, 7:43 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Public Policy Foundation's Marc Levin had an op ed in the Austin Statesman titled "Lawmakers must continue criminal justice reforms." [read post]
2 Dec 2014, 12:05 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Wow, I'm surprised at the size of the spending cap increase the Texas Legislative Budget Board estimated for the 2016-17 biennium: $3.4 billion above the amount of revenue allocated in the last budget, or $1.7 billion per year. [read post]
1 May 2009, 1:22 am
But let's be clear:One in 22 Texans is still in prison, in jail, on probation or on parole - as many people as live in Washington, D.C. and more people than live in four US states are under control of Texas' criminal justice system at any given time. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 8:45 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Scanning the Legislative Budget Board's new Adult and Juvenile Correctional Population Projections (pdf), in the "qualitative analysis" section, for which they queried more than 100 people in "Focus groups and interviews with criminal justice practitioners, juvenile justice practitioners, and adult offenders," I ran across these interesting summaries about what these insiders told LBB they think could/should be done to improve the… [read post]
7 Apr 2013, 1:32 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
There's a full-plate of criminal justice related bills up in committee this week in a variety of committees and complete agendas for individual committees are hyperlinked under each panel's name, but let's run through a small of highlights that jumped out at me:Senate Criminal Justice CommitteeSB 991 by West would allow release of invalid 3g offenders on medical parole.SB 834 by Estes would make the names of grand jurors permanently secret. [read post]
31 Jan 2018, 2:12 am by Michael Lowe
  Texas being Number Two in the USA isn’t news to those involved in the criminal justice system here in North Texas. [read post]
31 Jan 2018, 2:12 am by Michael Lowe
  Texas being Number Two in the USA isn’t news to those involved in the criminal justice system here in North Texas. [read post]
14 Oct 2012, 3:36 pm by San Antonio Lawyer
 File the Petition with the District Attorney’s Office (5th floor of the Justice Center). [read post]
8 Jul 2020, 9:33 am by Lowell Brown
A task force designed to help the Texas courts system resume criminal proceedings in light of the COVID-19 pandemic won approval June 24 from the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 7:26 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The Sunset Commission today heard testimony regarding the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [read post]
9 Dec 2011, 5:13 am by Gritsforbreakfast
According to a notice (pdf) on the agency's website.The Board of Pardons and Paroles continues to meet with officials of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to appropriately implement HB 2734, passed during the 82nd Texas Legislative Session. [read post]
3 Apr 2008, 8:16 am
A significant portion of yesterday's Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee hearing focused on the parole process, with several interesting points highlighted during the discussion. [read post]
22 May 2011, 9:37 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Patti Hart at the Houston Chronicle ("Lawmakers in lockstep on juvenile justice," May 22) marveled that legislation merging the Texas Youth Commission and the Juvenile Probation Commission found:an endorsement by the strangest of political bedfellows this session: the liberal Texas Appleseed and the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation.Their joint endorsement blessed the latest milestone in a five-year transformation of the Texas… [read post]