A few retrospective criminal justice items now that the 83rd Texas Legislature has ended
TCJC Lege Wrap Up
See the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition's legislative wrap-up on all the criminal-justice topics that group was tracking.
TPPF: Prison closures mean TX on right track
So wrote Arlene Wohlgemuth in an essay that first appeared in the Austin Statesman.
Travis County to keep juvenile felons from state lockups
See a story by Brandi Grissom published both in the Texas Tribune and the New York Times on Travis County's experiment handling serious juvenile offenders in-house instead of sending them to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Legislation this session authorized the pilot, which the prosecutors' association is derisively calling the "Shadow TYC."
Bill on juvie capital sentences collateral damage in abortion debate
The bill creating options for sentencing 17-year old capital offenders died along with everything else in the abortion driven brouhaha on the final night of the session. The Texas Tribune rounded up all the casualties. Perry has called another special session beginning July 1st on the same topics. Versions of the bill have been re-filed as SB 2 by Huffman, HB 4 by Kolkhorst and HB 7 by Moody.
Private Prison Roundup
Lots of good recent posts up over at Texas Prison Bidness, including a thirty-year retrospective on Corrections Corporation of America.
No comments:
Post a Comment