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1. Intergrity of Texas Law officers
2. Political run around?
3. Talking to the "board"...
4. Texas Boycott
5. Texas State Symbol Sewn by Slaves
6. Texas' animal death row - don't they get enough action?
7. Kill an inmate, get shock probation!
8. Texas Prison Officials Implement New Rules To Curb Escapes
9. Wackenhut Jail Guard Arrested In Drug Sting
10. sentencing nears in VitaPro case - Former TDCJ Dir could get 70 years!
11. Microsoft going after TDCJ for Breaking the "Law"
12. Female guards plead no contest to sex activity at all-male prison
13. News regarding Texas prisons
14. Officer's relatives share grief with jury
15. Use of Force Tapes
16. Habeas process flunks - Study calls many death appeals 'token efforts'
17. Revenge or Justice?
18. Texas Criminal Court of appeals.
19. Some new laws that a couple actually make sense.
20. State House bills call for end of death penalty in Texas
21. Texas undeterred by Illinois' ripple effect
22. TONIGHT'S SUBJECT: Two Towns of Jasper...America in Black and White.
23. More on Texas prisons & Arizona Transfers
24. Supervisor killed by inmate in Amarillo
25. Opening statements begin in 4th escapee trial of the Texas seven!
26. Bills provide third option for jurors --Life-without-parole
27. Texas Is Broke/overcrowded
28. Parents of inmate make sacrifice in order to visit son
29. Yolanda Torres
30. Texas Prisons are full to the brim
31. No change of venue, trial stays in El Paso
32. Plan to free up prison capacity
33. TDCJ In Huntsville Item Newspaper
34. TDCJ officials scrutinize buget
35. Another Huntsville Item
36. High court ruling slaps Texas justice
37. A drugged-up defendant can't participate in defense
38. Gov. Perry at his finest
39. WRONGFUL CONVICTION -- Proof of flaws should put hold on death penalty
40. Sutton ready to leave ordeal behind
41. Brown seeks hold on some death penalty cases
42. Texans show solid support for executions
43. Perry can't issue moratorium in death cases
44. Operation Wipe Out Texas Style - March 2003
45. Victim's son listens to man convicted in Texas dragging death
46. Mentally ill inmate executed
47. Limits placed on inmate correspondence, delivered publications
48. Texas Department of Criminal Justice---Institutional Division about death row in TX
49. 200 TDCJ workers to be gone by 5-15
50. A better, less expensive option to Texas prisons
51. Prison board hears how system is handling boom
52. Bills would reduce drug penalties
53. Cuts compromise safety at prisons
54. Trips to Court - TDCJ Inmates
55. Texan Gets Execution Stay for Retardation Appeal
56. Texas Senate rejects life-without-parole option
57. Letter from Derrick Jackson!!!!
58. Houston Chronicle article and my response
59. The scandal at the HPD crime lab.
60. Article from Texas Criminal Justice Reform
61. Article from Houston Chronical
62. inmate correspondence notice to offenders
63. Killing Time
64. Court orders deletion of Mankins' KFC capital murder indictments
65. Houstonians deserve to be able to trust crime lab
66. Governor orders man freed
67. Officer's killer soon to go free
68. Uncorroborated evidence brings shaky convictions
69. Privatizing prisons won't fix Texas' budget problems
70. Man gets extended sentence for writing articles from his Texas prison cell.
71. 18 pulled from truck are dead. Suspect arrested in Harris County.
72. Bill requires conference call in death penalty case
73. Budget-slashing lawmakers propose leaner prison menu
74. Stop Passing The Buck On Hpd Crime Lab Scandal
75. Judge denies bond to trucker held in deaths of 19 illegal immigrants
76. Judge tosses Haltom jail abuse suits
77. DPS ordered records destroyed
78. Up Close: New DNA testing problems "Amateurish, slipshod, unprofessional"
79. Senate panel pushing accreditation for crime labs
80. Grand jury begins probe into HPD lab
81. Montgomery County Jail probe widens beyond money /Jewelry, drugs also possibly stolen
82. TEXAS----legislation to EXPAND state death penalty law
83. Thurdays meeting of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.
84. The prison privatization bill is coming back to life
85. Support Fair Habeas Representation
86. Odd time to kill HPD inspections
87. Battle over high court nominees takes shape
88. Criminal Justice System Flawed
89. D.A. to order DNA retesting in murder case
90. Legislature failed to make needed death penalty reforms
91. The last of the Texas Seven going to court.
92. Prison not always answer ...LEGISLATIVE WATCH
93. Bill giving foreign defendants consular rights fails
94. Woman gets life in plea deal for killing of Bexar deputy
95. Hicks innocent of killing cop, but still sentenced to 15 years.
96. DA won't exit lab probe despite a call to testify
97. Escapee's dad gets 10 years
98. The Texas legislature yet again failed to address crisis with DP.
99. Inmate life Endangered in Texas.
100. Convicted constable surrenders
101. HPD Crime lab suspends nine for flawed work
102. 12 Freed in Appeal of Texas Drug Busts
103. HPD crime lab gets assistance---City council to consider contract
104. Another submission to Houston Chronicle
105. InnerChange Freedom Initiative - Sugar Land
106. 3 say chief knew of problems with HPD lab.
107. The lesson from Tulia Texas needs an innocent commission.
108. Chief: Texas justice unfair
109. Inmate who threw feces on officer gets 50 years
110. Girl, 14, may be tried as an adult in two killings
111. Prison system needs unbiased oversight of Criminal Justice Policy Council
112. 600 prisoners treated for food-borne illness (Darrington Unit)
113. TDCJ Institutional Director RETIRES
114. More Layoffs With Tdcj
115. Then you have this kinda of garbage
116. TDCJ C/O Arrested for MURDERING HIS WIFE
117. Read this if you have kids that Surf the WEB!!!!
118. They would have locked us up....
119. Correctional officer killed in crash while transporting inmate
120. Prisoner gets 50 years for hurling waste!
121. Charges dropped against lawmaker who refused breath test
122. Strip-search at prison gives girls an eyeful
123. Fire at Ramsey 1
124. Special Treatment For Senators Son
125. Legislature needs to correct prison overcrowding
126. Need a Job? Help Wanted: State troopers and prison guards needed
127. FBI Investigates Inmate Death
128. Texas Parole Chairman Retires
129. Fine Prison Dining: The Cheese (and Bacteria) Come a la Carte
130. 600 Texas inmates sickened by salmonella
131. 78th Legislature and TDCJ
132. Ex-Prosecuter Cleared of Drunk Driving
133. TIFA Proposal for Offender Access to Telephones
134. Tx Prisoner Stabbed At The Eastham Unit
135. Texas - Going to feed Bambi to the prisoners?
136. TDCJ Lost TIME Possible Class Action
137. Important Announcement
138. New 5 Year set off Applications for TDCJ
139. Prison Reform Unity
140. HPD Crime lab mess: worse than imagined?
141. Fans not a luxury for inmates in state's sweltering prisons
142. States Putting Inmates on Diets to Trim Budgets
143. Man surrenders in 1982 slaying----DNA evidence cracks case
144. For All Who Asked.......the Rally!
145. Doctor's autopsies probably unlawful
146. Forensic examiners fear new law's impact
147. Accident Claims Life of TDCJ Employee
148. amber alert
149. Austin TIFA Chapter Meeting Notes Bryan Collier, Director Parole Division, TDCJ
150. Hb7 Changes Texas Parole Board
151. Bellies of the Beast
152. Mexican President visits Texas
153. Tracking terrorism in Texas prisons
154. Salad source of salmonella at Rosharon’s Darrington Unit
155. CO Shot to Death
156. Confirmed cases of abuse, mistreatment double at state's juvenile detention centers
157. Dallas businessman under scrutiny no stranger to local officials (Food Services)
158. Fiasco in Texas...Judge Orders SO to Post Signs
159. Former corrections officer gets probation
160. Texas Death Row in Limbo
161. Yea Texas!
162. Authors incensed by TDCJ lockout
163. Chuck Hurt/Change at Habern's office
164. Kansas Inmates sent to Texas
165. Gary Johnson and Ed Owens hurt in car accident
166. Fired DNA analyst to return to work at crime lab
167. Delays in inmate transfers cost county money
168. Texas re-examines its throw-away-the-key approach
169. Former Gatesville Warden Pleads Guilty
170. Ad Seg Hunger Strike at Eastham
171. New Policy for visitng at Eastham.
172. Ex-FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse - 12 years in prison.
173. Article in Houston Chronicle re Employment
174. interesting article
175. i don't know if ya'll have heard this or not...
176. Inspection raises concerns about jail food contractor
177. Editorial: If innocent jailed, the guilty go free
178. Sutton's limbo: DA refuses to admit mistake
179. Dallas Sheriff Expected to Be Ousted.
180. A Triple-Shot of Good News for Tulia
181. Houston Chronical Article on Josiah Sutton
182. Guard Faces Probe
183. Texas Must Kick its Addiction to Prisons
184. Roderick Johnson Joins SPR Advisory Board
185. Prisons: 'Thinking outside the box'
186. Quarter of ex-cons paroled to Houston's poorest neighborhoods
187. Passion' prompts man to admit murder
188. State bar plans to sue Tulia prosecutor
189. Prison Health Crisis and impending legislation for reform in Texas
190. DNA Lab Audit Reveals Problems Throughout Texas System
191. Prisons clean up mail
192. TX -REPORT WARNS AGAINST "DANGEROUSNESS" EXPERTS - TESTIMONY USUALLY WRONG
193. Mail clean up goes even farther!!!!
194. Wrongly convicted man refuses bail
195. Tulia prosecuters...disbarred?
196. State Prisoners Can Have Pinups
197. Welcome to the Texas Prison News & Events Forum
198. Thought ya'll might like this
199. Gang Intelligence Asst. Director Being Investigated for Sexual Harrassment
200. State budget cuts make Texas less safe
201. The 'private' tale behind Perry's veto of the Criminal Justice Policy Council
202. Hand-Tooled for the Texas Elite, These Boots Were Made in Stir.
203. Jail Commission Seeks Answers
204. State Official Convicted
205. Tdcj Ombudsman Bulletin To Offender Family Groups
206. Employment Resource for ex-offenders in Texas
207. Texas Granny
208. Jailer gets 5 years on sexual abuse charges
209. Young boy found in closed car dies
210. Mentally ill scheduled for execution TEXAS
211. Texas Prisons also Deserve Public Scutiny
212. "Doin' Time: Through the Visiting Glass" - Play about prisoners' families
213. Judge who lost election in line for a lifetime job.
214. Texas man freed after serving 26 years for killing he calls accidental
215. Expect changes in classification after today's incident
216. Texas Prison Boom May be Imminent
217. Christian Based Support network
218. More Texans Behind Bars.
219. Prisons crack down on cell phone smuggling
220. Unusual Sentences in Texas
221. Former Top Prison Official Charged
222. AWESOME Letter from Raymond Gross
223. UT's self-regulation of prison health care won't solve problem
224. TDCJ medical care - IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM TDCJ
225. Elders Behind Bars.
226. Three Inmates Escape From Jail in Texas
227. Texas Parole Rates Climb to the highest Rate in Years
228. Article in Thursday's Ft. Worth Star-Tele re:overcrowding
229. CBS NEWS July 15 at 5:30
230. Harris County's juvenile justice system strained
231. Texas, remember what the object of prison is
232. Join the local Coalition to Free Alvaro:
233. New policy for Dallas officers involved in shootings
234. Vitapro Defendants still await sentencing from 2001
235. A future Beyond Prison
236. TX - Former prison 'sex slave' jailed after fight:
237. TX - Former prison 'sex slave' jailed after fight:
238. Texas leads the nation!!!
239. Prison Wards
240. Officials mistake the popular foliage for pot and storm home of contractor
241. Prison system preparing for overflow
242. Is anyone going to attend the PACT meeting in Huntsville,TX on Aug. 23rd 2004
243. Beating a ticket could get tougher
244. Info for Houston Press story
245. Crime lab evidence again questioned.
246. Prisoner's Escape!!
247. Warden Moves.
248. Law tough on wrongly convicted.
249. Dallas man set free after 41 years
250. When Inmates Create Art, Should they Profit? Ariticle in Texas
251. Inquiry targets departing warden.
252. Texas Legislator arrested for suspended license.
253. Rosenthal unswayed by new DNA evidence
254. Revolving Cell Doors
255. New Evidence Furor Hits Houston Police Department.
256. Prison exhibit isn't sugarcoating past
257. About-face for Boot Camps-County to halt military-style rehab
258. A life behind bars
259. Havins Unit to celebrate 10th anniversary Thursday
260. Inmate, 19, dies after collapsing
261. Ten-Year-Old Faces 48 Years in Prison for Murder
262. Texas FYI: from Hamilton to Kyle unit
263. County jail withheld water, medication from mentally ill man
264. TDCJ selects new warden
265. Deacon leading campaign for a chapel in every Texas prison
266. Inmate denied furlough to attend father's funeral
267. Court rules ex-inmate can sue Texas prison officials
268. Fbi Investigating
269. Court: Former Inmate Can Sue Texas Officials for Rights Violations
270. House probing juvenile facilities across the state
271. Wrongly convicted face new obsticle
272. Texas Prison Life Goes on Display at museum and in book
273. Texas Board of Criminal Justice meeting September-23 & 24
274. Teen claims abuse at treatment facility
275. Prisoner Abuse Echoes
276. TDCJ officer charged with Capital Murder.
277. County Sheriff discuss jail capacity (as it relates to TDCJ)
278. Her mother, then a security guard, conceived her with an inmate who is on death row
279. Article: The Colors of Justice - Texas
280. Ex-HPD officer gets 20 years in drug deal.
281. 11-year-old Facing Sex Assault Charges - Texas
282. Prisoner allegedly attempts suicide - Texas
283. Police chief calls for execution halt because of crime lab problems
284. News Story: New Warden at Wheeler Formby
285. Important!! Open Meeting
286. Article: Texas Criminal Checks Deficient
287. Eighty three year old woman arrested with gun near parade
288. Inmates contract virus,Chickenpox outbreak leads to quarantine
289. Guy From Texas--The Real Deal
290. Gary Johnson Retiring
291. Man convicted of rape on fault DNA evidence to be freed
292. Woohoo! Dismissed Ticket!
293. Ex-Inmate's Suit Offers View Into Sexual Slavery in Prisons
294. Letting his mistakes be a warning to youths
295. Article: Inmates Indicted for Rioting
296. Article: Houston Play Features Exonerated Inmates
297. Murder trial is county's first for DWI death
298. Inmate numbers force jail to reopen-Dallas Morning News article
299. Interim Director Named for TDCJ
300. Inmate kills worker, himself, officials say
301. Judge throws party, hands down life sentence
302. Inquiry in drug slayings turns to 4 U.S. agents
303. Prison Issues, Drug War Hardly Factor Into Presidential Race
304. This Nonsense Has To Stop!
305. In Our View: Inmate labor
306. Judge receives death threat from West Texas inmate
307. Tattoos In Texas Prison
308. Supreme Court Case Could Affect Texas Prisoners
309. Deathrow inmate found hanged
310. Tasers
311. Certification Exam Tomorrow -- Could Use Some Prayers
312. Confessed killer may be set free
313. Incarcerated Mental Patient Pregnant Again
314. Ex-prison director charged Five women accuse former administrator of misconduct
315. My son injured while in prison
316. Ex-Inmate's Suit Offers View Into Sexual Slavery in Prisons
317. Old Photo Essay of TX Prisons
318. The trial of a Lufkin teenager accused of sexual assault is about to begin.
319. Prison Populations Rise
320. System to alert victims of offenders’ jail status
321. TDCJ could make productive use of increased funding
322. Pilot program to allow Texas inmates access to phones
323. Inmate of Williamson County Jail dies
324. JUDGES & DWI OFFENSES A Fox News D/FW Investigation
325. Analysis: Texas sentencing change offered
326. AG Abbott Praises Local Law Enforcement
327. Coral Eugene Watts to Stay in Prison
328. Misuse Of Money
329. Sentencing option won’t add to prison violence
330. serial killer given LWOP
331. Baby dies after arms cut off
332. Man convicted of triple-slaying at a bowling alley will have to be retried or set fre
333. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
334. Man famous for late-blooming crime spree dies in custody at 92
335. Officer injured by inmate-made spear
336. Woman Faces Execution
337. Board Votes to Delay Execution
338. Prison Ministry Program
339. Tragic
340. Prison company gave DeLay $100,000
341. Man Raped by Prison Guard Receives Money Damages in ACLU Lawsuit
342. New physical guidelines for prison guards
343. An abuse victim says she lied to convict her cousin 15 years ago
344. Man mistakenly jailed 40 years re-arrested
345. Man who killed Dallas officer speaks from jail
346. Officer discloses that a man escaped during faked police raid
347. Routier's lawyers say ruling won't stop them
348. Driver says he didn't cause accident that killed mother
349. Life term assessed for sexual assault
350. Texas must re-examine its leading ways in capital punishment
351. Locked Down at Home; Prisoners for the Holidays
352. Judge revokes probation for man who stowed away on plane
353. Texas wants more innocence clinics
354. Coral Watts Sentenced to Life in Prison
355. Duncan to be honored by Texas' prosecutors with Law and Order Award
356. West Texas man gets probation for torturing stray dog
357. Band director indicted in sexual assault of student
358. Dallas cops can buy more firepower
359. Appeals court says man wrongly convicted of molesting child
360. South African Woman to be Deported
361. Durst saga could end with Dec. 21 sentencing
362. County proposes asking for more information before indigent burial
363. Supreme Court Ruling Frees Woman
364. Fixing Texas Courts Not Easy
365. Man Gets Life in Prison For Driveway Slaying
366. Non SO's ordered to admit "guilt" or go back in
367. Moms who kill children have religion in common
368. Tilly Murder: Suspect’s Pregnancy Could Affect Punishment
369. Court Hears Arguments In Andrea Yates Appeal
370. Jury shocks courtroom, sentences teen to prison
371. Life After Death
372. 10-Year-Old To Remain In Custody On Charges Of Murdering Dad
373. Public Vs. Private Jail
374. Judge Rules Boy, 10, Should Remain In Custody On Murder Charges
375. Great News!!!!
376. Sex-Offender Treatment Policy Unjustly Applied
377. ACLU Hails Important Step Forward in Shocking Prison Sex Slave Case
378. Innocent Man Released After 17 Years
379. Transition to freedom can be difficult
380. Article: Private firm may operate Montgomery County Jail
381. Innocent Man Released After 16 years Inside--2 Years After DNA Proof
382. How do they call it kidnapping...
383. Texas still Number 1 in executions in 2004
384. TDCJ Launches Initiative for Offenders Children
385. Most Texans feel safe from crime, study finds
386. Dallas schools go high-tech to battle drugs
387. Police Shot Fewer In '04
388. Parolee rehab services to suffer
389. Report: Scores Of Texas Nurses Are Drug, Sex Offenders
390. Bill would keep some pot smokers out of jail
391. Carrying banner for inmate rights
392. Addict, Ex-Convict's Ministry Makes 'COOL' Impact With Inmates
393. TABC Will Crackdown On New Year's Eve
394. Death Row Inmate Speaks Out About Impending Supreme Court Ruling
395. Senator questions New Year's Eve curb on parolees
396. Maxey man gets 100 years in porn trial
397. Convicted former prisons chief wants travel freedom
398. Don't Let TDCJ Find Out What Ohio Is Doing!
399. Has Congress Created a Frderal Police Power?
400. Program helps ex-convicts connect with communities
401. Texas Judge Challenges Death Penalty Bid
402. Prison System will get attention of 79th Legislature
403. Housing Criminals a burden for some counties, windfall for others
404. Child molester's killer set to die Tuesday
405. Retired teacher gets 100-year sentence
406. Breeding Violence
407. Judge lets suit over prison infections proceed
408. State agency chief's friends reportedly receive jobs, millions
409. Ex-Councilman Prado gets 4 years in prison
410. You Go Tdcj!!
411. Article: Off to a bad start
412. Judge: 'Forgiveness' rule covers official
413. Article and News resource Links
414. Article: Parolees told to sign pledge keeping them off the road
415. Article: Texas Senate committee to get update on crime lab
416. Inmate executed for prison slaying
417. Child indecency charges against judge dropped
418. Dad gets 3 life sentences
419. 2 convictions against ex-official overturned
420. In Texas, Oversight for Crime Labs Is Urged
421. Article: Dallas County prosecutors are reviewing accusations of record tampering
422. Christmas jailbreak leaves one inmate still on the lam
423. I think I have seen it all now, maybe its not just Alabama thats screwed
424. Man Raped by Prison Guard Receives Money Damages in ACLU Lawsuit
425. Austin Trying to Help Ex-Cons
426. CO's union ready to fight in '05
427. Ex-Undercover Agent Faces Perjury Trial
428. Legislature has chance to help Texas children
429. Legislature At A Glance
430. Ex-deputy constable may face prison term
431. Difficult decisions waiting in Austin
432. $400 million surplus forecast for Texas
433. Lawmaker wants to ban drugs like Sudafed
434. Case closed, but questions remain
435. Fake Drugs, Real Lives. The Evolution of a Scandal
436. Trial date to be considered for South Texas mom in decapitations
437. Places, everyone, it's showtime
438. Inmate family ministry wants Port Arthur nursing home
439. Wisconsin Guards Walking the Picket Line
440. Supremes Weaken Federal Sentencing Guidelines
441. Texas DA Arrested for Meth Possession
442. Former prison guard to be tried for sexually assaulting inmate
443. Jail guards arrested for having sex with inmates
444. Retiring judge recalls career highlights
445. Jail overcrowding growing burden on county
446. Federal Judge: Sex Offender May Be Barred From Going Online
447. Supreme Court: Sentencing rules wrongly applied
448. Appeals court allows truck deaths trial to proceed
449. Teen testifies boy screamed for help before he was shot
450. Sobriety Checkpoints
451. Anyone have Work Time, Good Time news?
452. Higher revenue estimate greets 79th Legislature
453. Texas AG Tracks Down Sex Predators
454. Charges dismissed against child molester
455. Overall Dallas crime down; murder up
456. Probation proposed for ex-drug officer
457. A culture of murder
458. Asset test bars 900 kids from CHIP
459. Private CPS: Is it a fix?
460. Harris County Judge Becomes Newest Member Of Judicial Advisory Council
461. Justice on Hold - A scandal emerging in Houston PD
462. Witness has unique request
463. Torture in & by the U.S.
464. Tougher penalties for meth will increase an already swollen jail population
465. Former HPD officer found guilty in unarmed boy's death
466. Life and Death in the Texas Criminal Justice System
467. Denton County Sheriff assembles his team
468. McKinney Police Smash Drug Ring
469. Texas could need up to 5 new prisons
470. Bill would test pupil body mass index
471. Article: 25 Horses Die In Stable Fire
472. Bribery Bust Lands Former City Official Behind Bars
473. Houston towing policy stalls
474. Seafood restaurant's manager accused of selling pot in to-go boxes
475. Texas prisons almost full, almost out of money
476. District attorney agrees to drug rehabilitation
477. Judge gives officer 60 days for shooting boy
478. State lawmakers look at revamping school discipline
479. Parole, probation violators add to crowding
480. Fort Bend County crime rate rises 5%
481. EDITORIAL:Community should join victim's family to protest drunk drivers parole
482. State Rep Pledges To Fix Jail Woes
483. Jury begins deliberations in Alexander trial
484. Texas Prisons Nearing Maximum Capacity, Again
485. Anyone hear about this
486. Children's issues, gambling top list of legislative priorities
487. Wrongfully convicted Texas man freed; clemency considered in old Georgia case
488. Drunken driver's early release upsets activists
489. Texas Running Out Of Prison Space
490. Mental Health Systems In Disrepair
491. Perry reiterates view against abortion
492. Texas Legislature is just a part-time gig
493. Obit:Martin Elfant proud "liberal" ACLU member
494. Growing up gangster
495. Helping others pays off for med student
496. Dallas Morning News: Reports of Rape in Prison Increase
497. Dallas Morning News: Execution debate has urgent tone
498. Dallas Morning News: Legislators eye probation, treatment to free jail space
499. Editorial: Outgrowing cells
500. Editorial: CLOGGING THE SYSTEM
501. State forced to release hundreds of inmates early
502. Houston transit riders can carry guns
503. Ex-Balcones Heights officer guilty of all charges
504. Legislators eye probation, treatment to free jail space
505. AP:Dallas Kids Find Pile of Cash, Spend It
506. Panel to tap crime lab investigator this week
507. Child agency halts video of exams
508. ID theft lands wrong man in Florida jail on Texas warrant
509. Open records instruction proposed for officials
510. DWI charge dropped against South Texas judge
511. Man Sentenced to eight years in TDCJ for possession of > 1g Cocaine violation
512. Text of Gov. Rick Perry's State-of-the-State Address
513. Local lawmakers react to Perry's address
514. Mother says son unsafe at Evins
515. Lawmakers want to get tough on meth
516. Former Baptist pastor indicted on sex abuse counts
517. Highlights Monday from the Texas Legislature
518. Texas Gov. Perry Awards $132,849 in Law Enforcement Grants
519. Mom is jailed over son's fees
520. HPD crime lab gets help
521. Woman sentenced to life in prison for children's deaths
522. Highlights Tuesday from the Legislature
523. Prison Costs in Texas Drop
524. Prisons warn against drug treatment cuts
525. Man found dead in jail
526. Things are the Same All Over
527. UPDATE: Wife accused of giving man lethal enema
528. Highlights Wednesday from the Texas Legislature
529. Texas Governor's Race Gets Kinky
530. Mom says girl's arrest at school went too far
531. Police begin blood tests for DWI
532. Give DPS equal pay, say state officials
533. Ex-fed favored to probe lab
534. Man charged with wife's killing cannot attend funeral
535. Woman accused killing husband with sherry enema
536. Gov. Perry Awards $558,536 in Criminal Justice Programs
537. Official: Prisoners may get less health care
538. Parents charged in grisly assault of infant daughter-Updated 3/1/05
539. Former police officer arrested on indecency with child charge
540. Man sentenced to 50 years for raping baby
541. Highlights Thursday from the Texas Legislature
542. County takes step toward jail bond vote
543. Prisons may overflow by late this summer
544. Prison officials tell of looming crisis
545. 79th Legislature Notebook
546. A More Sensitive System Justice for the Mentally Ill
547. Legislature at a glance
548. Pretrial hearings meeting resistance
549. City to bar violent criminals, sex offenders from Safe Clear
550. Irving officer faces charge over traffic stop incident
551. Prosecutors divided over life without parole option
552. Budget cuts taking toll on mentally ill
553. Prison officials want more funding to relieve overcrowded jails
554. Texas prisons' problems may hit home
555. Reviewing Early Paroles In Texas
556. Prisoner space riddle stumps state lawmakers
557. Eiland: Budget not living up to billing
558. Montgomery County Jail for Prisoners
559. Senator's move to kill Safe Clear has panel's approval; Senate OK expected
560. Legislature at a glance Feb.11 2005
561. Fire breaks out at Bastrop federal prison
562. Prison plan: Swap beds for programs
563. Program helps ex-offenders be productive citizens
564. One way to drastically reduce the judicial murder rate in the USA
565. Inmate stabbed to death during fight
566. County inmate cost up
567. Tight budget puts a strain on probation officers
568. Follow Texas' lead on juveniles
569. Legislators get to work in Austin
570. Know Your Rights!
571. Man Raped by Prison Guard Receives Money Damages in ACLU Lawsuit
572. Probation overhaul takes shape
573. Inspectors at work in Bexar County Jail
574. DA asks for more prosecutors
575. Article: County solves computer glitch, clears jail backlog (Dallas County, Texas)
576. Teacher charged in juvenile sex case found dead
577. Supporters of medical pot lobby at Capitol
578. Court to reconsider man's conviction
579. Legislation would check prosecutors
580. 5 people give judge alibis at porn trial
581. 11-person jury finds teen guilty of murder
582. Dallas Settles With 16 in Fake Drug Frame Up
583. Encouraging the state to break out of prisons
584. Prison Transfer Program Wouldn't Open Up Needed Bed Space
585. They Shot More than a Messenger - Texas Observer Interviews Tony Fabelo - Great Read
586. Juvenile Injustice?
587. Mexican Assassins A Growing Threat in North Texas
588. House/Senate Near Agreement on Prison Budget
589. House/Senate Near Agreement on Prison Budget
590. Article: Newlywed Says Husband Incapable Of Killing Woman, Son (Fort Worth)
591. Driver in Saburido crash up for Parole
592. Sheriff says deputy should have known better
593. Former Guard Acquitted
594. Overcrowded prisons spark deliberation
595. 22% of children who died of abuse were previous CPS cases
596. Legislature talks prison alternatives again
597. Texas Prison Population Increase Expected
598. Prison units make the grade 02-27-2005
599. Famous inmate talks about prison, her children and her crime
600. New Texas law challenged in unborn twins' deaths
601. If fellow inmates need a tooth pulled, Harris can't do it
602. TDCJ Supervisor and Wife Run Paid Porno Site
603. Report faults inmate health care at jail
604. Texas may find a model in crime labs elsewhere
605. Dallas Morning News OP/ED: Is safety really a top priority for society?
606. Supreme Court Ends Death Penalty for Juveniles
607. Corrections officer arrested for drug possession
608. Harris blames unready defense attorney
609. Ex-teacher guilty in sex case
610. Galveston officer charged with possessing Ecstasy
611. Groups protest use of Tasers, seek more research on effects
612. Will They Learn From The Past?
613. Dallas County Jail harbors staph that defies drugs
614. Death penalty fallout: Killers could be eligible for parole, prosecutors warn
615. Court bars death penalty for juveniles
616. Legislature At A Glance
617. HPD crime lab accreditation denied
618. Drunk Driver Denied Parole
619. Texas might send British prisoners home:
620. Ill Will
621. NYTimes:Testimony at Texas Trial Focuses on Use of Donations
622. Infant in CPS custody sent home by mistake
623. Ruling is a relief but inmates not celebrating
624. Legislature at a glance 3/3/05
625. For one family, ruling is a bittersweet triumph
626. Ex-teacher given jail time for sex with special ed student
627. CPS Bill Ready to Clear Senate
628. Higland Park policy means more minority arrests
629. Evidence Mounts that Prisoner Abuse Case Possible Fraud
630. Killers could be set free by 2043
631. Inmate confessed to slaying in Temple case, lawyer says
632. A career behind bars ... former TDCJ warden lends hand to soon-to-be-released book
633. Former TDCJ employee jailed for threatening federal judge
634. Dutton proposes changes in marijuana laws to save prison space
635. Couple Tests Texas Law Protecting Unborn
636. fox news/paroel checkup
637. Legislature Considers Life Without Parole
638. Probation with motivation;In a state with crowded prisons, program is freeing up cell
639. Bush Administration wants hearings for Mexicans on Texas death row
640. An alternative probation
641. Article: Extradition baffles Texas man
642. Article: County says it lacks resources to battle jail infections
643. Texas crowded prisons
644. How in the heck can Texas be taking prisoners from other states???
645. Article: Solving Texas overcrowding, improve programs
646. Article: Supreme Court rulings
647. Article: Crowded Texas Prisons Spark Debate
648. Perry Creates Criminal Justice Advisory Panel
649. Life-without-parole option for murder clears committee
650. another bill to be entitled in texas
651. Mentally challenged man's sentence commuted to life
652. Bill would make judge killings a capital crime
653. A cleaning solution for mess left by meth labs
654. Report recommends policy changes for Texas prisons
655. Weed Watch: Legislators seek reduced punishment or decriminalization
656. Roundup: Senate targets Internet postings; Bill would aid arrested foreigners; Agency
657. Why I'm finally placing my bet on video gambling
658. Law may punish Texas cheerleaders for racy routines
659. Dangerous Minds
660. HC jail add-on 'pricey'
661. AP:School Board VP Charged With Prostitution
662. Crime Bills Could Fill Up Texas Prisons Again!
663. Es-Offenders Lobby for Drug Treatment Money
664. Several Articles About Criminal Justice
665. Senator to Reject Bill That Would Require More Prisons
666. More Money For Probation, No New Prisons
667. State District Judge Found Dead
668. Texas Senate rejects life without parole bill
669. Overhaul of probation system on horizon
670. Commissioners clear hurdle for faith based prison
671. BONHAM - The Texas Legislature and prison officials are hoping
672. Bill on inmate filings delayed
673. Anti-death penalty rally held at Capitol
674. Article :Faith-based prison is closer to becoming reality
675. The nation's only prison boot camp for women will close next month
676. Texas Ponders Laws To Save Prison Space
677. Legislation would end statute of limitations on sexual abuse
678. Light is green for bill banning traffic cameras
679. TDCJ employees banking on overtime assitance
680. Texas prison system could have overcrowding situation
681. Texas Brothers Fatally Beaten in a Mexican Prison
682. Grievously abused Texas woman tries to help other women
683. Report: Lobbyists asked for funds by Perry aide
684. Lawmakers support a bill to make gun license records private
685. Jail still awaits changes
686. Senator: Fewer executions under bill
687. Two Texas inmates set to die on same night
688. Mental Illness be Damned
689. Wanted (in Texas): Mandell Motley
690. Article: Prison inmate takes top prize at TVCC contest
691. State prison capacity concerns local officials
692. So happy, just gotta share!!!
693. Texas may have put innocent man to death
694. Article: 29-year old inmate dies in jail (Fort Bend County)
695. Has Anyone Heard About This Law
696. Lawmaker wants bedridden sex offenders out of prison
697. Crime bills carry risk of refilling prisons
698. Pastor stays free prior to extradition hearing
699. legislation to expand state death penalty law
700. Article:13-Year-Old Sentenced For Stabbing
701. Article:Enthusiasm for probation reform wanes
702. Report on HPD crime lab cites lack of cooperation
703. Article: Inmate breaks out through jail kitchen (Liberty County Jail)
704. Convicted Child Sex Offender Due For Release
705. Probation Reform Would Save Big Bucks
706. Woman sentanced in fake death scheme
707. Father Arrested in Slaying of Two girls
708. Criminal Castration Up For Debate
709. Article Written By a Tx Dth Row Guard
710. this really enrages me!!!
711. Administrative Directive 03.72 "Offender Property" has been revised
712. Jailers Suspended after Inmate Beaten
713. DA Jailed on Felony Charge
714. Jailers suspended/Inmate beaten in Brownsville, Tx. Jail
715. Christian prison planned for Texas
716. Probation Overhaul Raises Ire
717. You Guys Elected Him -- I can't vote there yet!
718. Bryan Wolfe Executed
719. Birds attacking in Houston!
720. Texas Attorney Sleeps Thru Trial
721. Article: Food Service Worker Injured (Maybe over what they call food)??
722. Former 31st District Attorney Arrested Again--Both Fed and State Charges Now
723. Family of man on death row wants DNA evidence tested
724. Supreme Court Dismisses Death Row Rights Appeal by Mexican Citizen
725. Probation Reform Approved -- Awaits Governors Signature
726. 18 year old sentenced to 10 years probation for shooting death of 21 year old!!
727. New Service Provides Sex Offender Alerts
728. Man Gets LIFE for 8th DWI Conviction
729. History of the Death Penalty in Texas
730. Texas Highest criminal court overturns rape conviction
731. Tx. Local prisons honor state's fallen officers in ceremony
732. Texas lawmakers OK life without parole bill
733. Crime lab faked results in 4 cases, probe finds
734. Article: Texas Registering Sex Offenders
735. Article: Rape Trial Has 2 DNA Matches To Twin Brothers
736. Article: Police: Woman Admits Drowning Toddler In Scalding Water
737. NYTimes:Hydie Sumner Wants Her Job Back
738. Article: Missing College Student Found Safe After 7 Years (Bryan Texas)
739. DA orders retesting in latest lab probe
740. Article: Drug Rehab Center or Low Security Prison?
741. drug test after sentencing
742. Article: A Look At Texas Solitary Confinement Effects
743. Article: Texas Officials, Parents Spar Over Girl's Cancer Treatment
744. Tough on Crime? Not This Time
745. Article: Potato Chip Can Found In Place Of Woman's Remains (Houston)
746. Example of Why Texas Is Tough On Crime
747. Change in CPS Laws May Have Little Effect
748. texas crime labs may close
749. Article:Seven inmates testify during Rusk County prison assault trial
750. Governor Perry Vetoes School Budget
751. Pay Raises for TDCJ Employees
752. TDCJ trial attorney seeks justice in defending offenders
753. Article - Paralegal posing as Lawyer?
754. Governor Follows Supreme Court Order; Spares 28 Death Row Inmates
755. A MUST READ....SHE SAYS IT ALL!!! Ivins: Explain Texas' justice system? Here it goes
756. Prisons edging toward overflow
757. Williamson County again....
758. New Sentencing
759. TDCJ Officer Training (New Program)
760. New Weapon Against Texas Sex Offenders
761. Houston Crime Lab scandal article by Scheck
762. Man Sentenced To 99 Years In Prison For Stealing Cell Phone
763. Article: Jail on the line? Just hang up
764. County jail conditions condemned in report
765. beaumont, tx-jefferson county
766. Texas "death house" chaplain speaks out
767. Martinez appeal turned down
768. Greenbelt killer executed
769. Sex Offender GPS Tracking
770. First Prison Rape Report
771. Texas tops list in prison abuse report
772. Texas youths report more prison assaults than any other system
773. 14-Year-Old Texan sentenced In Dad's Death
774. More Spending For Jails In Travis County
775. Texas Sex Offender Registration
776. NYTimes:Jurors in the Vioxx Trial Hear Closing Arguments
777. New Laws going into effect in Texas September 1st
778. East Texas Prison Guard Attacked By Inmate
779. Harris County Jailhouse Jam
780. Inquiry begins after death of inmate sent to jail infirmary
781. Pot smugglers get hefty sentences
782. Lawyers ask Texas parole board to spare woman
783. 12 injured in Texas prison disturbance
784. Mineral Wells prison Riot
785. ...and they reported that talking is all they did!!! Humorous Prison News Item
786. Denton County Constable charged /fired
787. Attention Read before Posting in this forum - Policy & Copyright Violation
788. Judge acquits VitaPro defendants
789. Bill Summaries - Relating To TDCJ
790. Evacuation of Galveston Starting Wed Morning for Hurricane Rita!
791. Beaumont Facility Evacuation?
792. Hurricane Rita is now a Category 5!!! Heading for Texas
793. Prison Sex Slave Trial Set to Begin in Texas
794. New Orleans: Prisoners Abandoned to Floodwaters
795. Livingston TX - Flood danger
796. Star Telegram art: Health care/inmates
797. Rita fills Texas prison system
798. Prison plan: Swap beds for programs
799. Two Boot Camp Escapees Still on the Run- Edinburg, TX
800. Manhunt underway for Texas inmate who vanished from prison van
801. Arrest Warrant Issued For Gay Man In Prison Rape Trial
802. Roderick Keith Johnson loses suit against Texas prison guards
803. Article: U.S. prison population largest in the world
804. Texas - Huntsville church embraces people in correctional system
805. Texas Prison inmate known as 'writ writer' dies
806. Texas Convict Who Led Prison Reform Dies
807. Article: El Paso, TX - Mother shot
808. Harris County, TX - Sheriff Disciplines Deputies For Death Row Inmate's Escape
809. Dallas County, TX - Plan puts guards in with inmates
810. 96 bed jail expansion approved - Harrison County, Texas
811. Terri Hodge (Texas State Rep) - News Report
812. Orange County Jail fails first inspection
813. Fort Worth officials planning to move prisoners to Tarrant Jail
814. Gangs overpower prison guards - Brownsville, Texas
815. Texas Prisons - Understaffed or overfilled?
816. Texas - Jail Overcrowding Issue of New Study
817. Abbott rules in favor of keeping Texas prison lockdown details quiet
818. Texas Inmates isolated for fear of gangs
819. Texas prison gangs on lockdown
820. If You Have Kids Or Grandkids In School Read This: Texas Schools' Funding
821. High cost of seniors serving time in Texas prisons
822. Effort to work on Texas inmates' behalf
823. Request to reopen prisoner's case in '87 death can't wait
824. Check this Out Christmas Dinner with Loved Ones
825. NYTimes:Former Top Enron Accountant Pleads Guilty to Fraud
826. Pimp C Is FREE
827. Wildfires
828. Seguin man dies in custody
829. Inmate Kills Texas Prison Clerk
830. Ex-Cowboy Goodrich sentenced five more years
831. Inmate Dies Day After coming to Middleton Unit
832. Inmate committs suicide at Skyview
833. New Breed of Street Gangs Spreads through Texas, US
834. School To Prison Pipeline?
835. Inmate Commits Suicide at Stiles
836. Andrea Yates making headline news
837. Suit against parole board tossed out
838. Push for Christian prison by excon
839. Election Year in Texas! Anyone talking Prison Reforms
840. Now Is Your Chance (to comment on review of TDCJ)
841. Mistrial in case of girl’s severed arms
842. AP:Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Texas Redistricting Case
843. NYTimes:Florida Youth Enters Plea to Avert Life Sentence
844. Amachi Program For Children With Parents Inside
845. News Story On Parole And Probation Services Of Dallas
846. News Article in Austin Statesman about Parole and Probation Services
847. Don't Forget The Chat Room
848. Texas arresting people in bars for being drunk
849. Advocate For Child Death Penalty Up For Re-Election!
850. In Need Of Your Help
851. Tom delay Wants His Concealed Handgun License Back
852. Michaels Prison Guard Arrested
853. For those interested...Coats revocation hearing 4/7
854. Janie Cockrell Lit The Fuse!
855. Ex-TDCJ Anti-Gang Guru Accused of Sexual Assaults Pleads Guilty To Lesser Charges
856. Windham Big Wig--Oh My! Oh My!
857. TABC suspends bar stings
858. Pilot Program Helps Prepare Inmates for Return to Free World
859. Judge Dean Unequal Justice Dallas Morning News TODAY!
860. Prison Employees Arrests continue climb
861. TCI Director/Windham Supt Retire
862. La Porte cop charged in taser incident
863. Bob Coats AKA Bob Johnson Parole Revocation Hearing today
864. More News From the Windham School District
865. cell phones in prison
866. From hot checks to murders, prison workers frequently charged
867. Inmates and Prison Guards--- Can you tell them apart?
868. Oldie but Goody (Vitapro case)
869. Dallas County covering tracks...
870. State orders Harris county to Move Inmates
871. 9/11 Terrorist Sentenced
872. Anyone interested in church revival?
873. another example of being one's worst enemy
874. article on Parole representation...
875. History of Parole Representation
876. thanks to the media
877. TDCJ-ID gets new boss
878. Sexual Assault Ruling Reversed
879. Christian program for inmates illegal
880. Supreme Court to Consider Old Sentencing
881. Satellite tracks sex offenders
882. National prison report highlights problems long known in Texas
883. Supreme Court sides with inmates on two death penalty issues
884. Supreme Court gives police more power
885. The Survey Says: More Prison Programs Needed
886. Legislator says more paroles may be coming
887. Justice to investigate Evins youth prison
888. Jail photos released
889. Did this man die...for this man's crime?
890. Woman sues Rockwall County over son's death
891. Online Internet Chat w/Dick oops Rick Perry Wednesday 7/12/06
892. Texas Prisoners Not Entitled To Minimum Wage
893. Inmate allegedly slashes 2 officers with razor
894. Jail Officer Fired, Arrested for Inmate Encounter
895. Prisoners quarantined for meningitis at Harris County Jail
896. Chase in a 18 wheeler(Dallas)
897. Think it's bad in TDCJ?
898. Texas Prison HC System is on the Critical List - Troubling but Important Article!
899. Midland County Jail Failed Inspection
900. Andrea Yates verdict in for second trial
901. Channel 4 News & Ex-offender Job Fair !!
902. Former inmates are facing Catch-22 after prison time
903. Deputy warden at Texas prison resigns after hitting Idaho inmate
904. A MUST READ for EVERYBODY
905. mike ward says 2 new prisons could be built
906. Another Ooops by stupid C.O., & ex-C.O.
907. Prison officials seek expansion
908. TDC limits prison visits for some due to abuse
909. 3% pay raise for co's?
910. Job Fair for Ex-Inmates - Wednesday August 23rd - Dallas Area
911. Inmate escapes from Mineral Wells
912. New Law re "Good Time"?
913. Inmate Murdered At Micheal Unit!!
914. Hidalgo County Inmate Dies and Suspect Maybe Charged!
915. Committee Meets to Discuss Evins Juvenile Detention Center
916. Ex Justice's Son Sentenced for child porn
917. HEAR YE HEAR YE...........We made the Rolling Stone news!!!
918. Texas Prison Guards investigated
919. feds to investigate abuse at s. texas youth prison(Evins)
920. Former Texas Govenor Ann Richard Dies
921. Martin Draughon Back In Jail
922. Dallas Co. does it again......
923. "Jessica's Law" proposed in Texas
924. SIX Escapees....escape from LaVilla
925. family of inmate awarded $47.5 million
926. Convicts get help going straight ... to work
927. Recruiter Palces Felons In Hard To Fill Positions
928. Clemens Unit Death
929. Don't Mess With Texas
930. Interesting read on jury selection
931. legislation? Date for next session?
932. Mason County Jail's pink duds have inmates vowing to reform
933. FBI investigating inmate death at Telford
934. unsafe working conditions for inmates
935. Death at Robertson last week?
936. Parole Officer Arrested
937. Custodial Sexual Misconduct
938. Don't forget to vote! - November 7th
939. Janitor arrested
940. Big story on meth from FW paper
941. DNA clears 10th Man in Dallas
942. Stiles Unit officer resigns amid inquiry into smuggling allegations
943. Dallas County Jail to be decorated like a kindergarten
944. State prison named after Stringfellow
945. Just read this on Houston's KPRC Website.
946. Sunset Review Hearing Yesterday
947. Sunset Review
948. This Is Your Chance To Tell Them What You Think!
949. Hb 105
950. Is it possible to get a fair trial in Texas?
951. study: parole before bulding new prisons
952. Sunset Review findings for 2006!
953. lawmakers looking for bigger prison reform
954. Interesting!!!!! (envelope shortage causes parole backlog)
955. bill introduced to house prisoners in tents...
956. FINALLY good news from Dallas County
957. Are you going to Austin on 1-10-07?
958. New info on Sirak Lawsuit
959. rehab over more prison beds
960. Texas highschool Cheerleaders Gone Wild?
961. Torture Inc. | American Prisons Investigated