Financial Processes at the Department of Criminal Justice, State of Texas, 2018 An Audit Report on Financial Processes at the Department of Criminal Justice June 2018 Report No. 18-035 State Auditor’s Office reports are available on the Internet at http://www.sao.texas.gov/. An Audit Report on Financial Processes at the Department of …
Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Report, 2018 The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Jacob Kang-Brown, Oliver Hinds, Jasmine Heiss, and Olive Lu June 2018 From The Director The turn of the century marked a new direction for the nation’s prisons and jails: after three decades of …
Fifth Circuit Holds Prisoner May Sign and Deliver Habeas-Related Motion on Behalf of Fellow Prisoner Under Prison Mailbox Rule by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A prisoner may sign and deliver a habeas-related motion to prison officials for timely mailing under the “prison mailbox rule” on behalf of another prisoner, …
Cautionary Tale: Visible Fingertips in Cellphone Pictures Can Get You Arrested by Steve Horn by Steve Horn For those in the U.S. who enjoy taking photos on their cellphones, particularly of illicit activities or potentially illegal ones, the South Wales Police force has sent a warning shot across the Atlantic …
NY petition for approval to transfer control of Inmate Calling Solutions, LLC d/b/a ICSolutions to Securus Technologies, Inc., 2018 BEFORE THE NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Joint Petition of TKC Holdings, Inc., Inmate Calling Solutions, LLC d/b/a ICSolutions Matter/Case No. - - - - - and Securus Technologies, Inc. for …
State of Texas v. T.S.N. , expunction of arrest files, opinion, 2018 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS 444444444444 NO. 17-0323 444444444444 THE STATE OF TEXAS, PETITIONER, v. T.S.N., RESPONDENT 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 ON PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 Argued March 1, …
Racially Motivated Traffic Stop and Arrest by Texas Police Leads to Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis After police in Brownsville, Texas, arrested a man for drunk driving and running a red light when tests showed that he was not intoxicated, the man sued for racially motivated …
Estes v. State of Texas, opinion, sexual assault on child penalty, 2018 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-0429-16 RUSSELL LAMAR ESTES, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON STATE’S & APPELLANT’S PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE SECOND COURT OF APPEALS TARRANT COUNTY K EASLER, J., …
Garcia v. Texas, deportation misadvice, review and opinion, 2018 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-0804-17 EX PARTE SAMUEL OSVALDO GARCIA, Applicant ON THE STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS CAMERON COUNTY H ERVEY, J., delivered the opinion of a unanimous Court. …
Texas Policy Foundation Center for Effective Justice--Open Roads and Overflowing Jails--Addressing High Rates of Rural Pretrial Incarceration, May 2018 OPEN ROADS AND OVERFLOWING JAILS: Addressing High Rates of Rural Pretrial Incarceration by Marc Levin and Michael Haugen May 2018 May 2018 by Marc Levin Michael Haugen Center for Effective Justice …
Texas District Attorney Stops Prosecuting Trace Drug Cases by In 2017, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg changed an office policy by stopping the prosecution of thousands of trace drug cases from the Houston, Texas area. In doing so, Ogg fulfilled promises made during her unsuccessful 2014 campaign and her …
Texas Quietly Authorizes Nation’s First Public Safety Employees Treatment Courts by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke With little opposition from either party, the Texas Legislature passed HB 3391, authorizing the creation of the nation’s first public safety employees treatment courts. The courts will allow police, firefighters, prison and jail guards, …
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Furtive Gestures, Brief Visit Not Probable Cause by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas (“CCA”) held that “furtive gestures” alone did not give police probable cause to search a vehicle under the automobile exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant …
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Defendant Entitled to Self-Defense Jury Charge if There is Any Evidence to Support It by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 27, 2017, the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas held that a judge must issue a jury charge on self-defense in a …
The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition Women's Report Part 2 - An Unsupported Population, 2018 An Unsupported Population: The Treatment of Women in Texas’ Criminal Justice System APRIL 2018 The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition advances solutions that transform the adult and youth justice systems to support families and foster safe communities. …
Texas Supremes: Possession of Gun Does Not Constitute “Use” Under Forfeiture Statute by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Court of Texas held that a Texas county commissioner’s misdemeanor conviction for possession of a firearm did not constitute “use” of a firearm under the forfeiture statute, and thus forfeiture …
Texas: Retroactive Application of Law That Decriminalized Specific Conduct Not Violation of Separation of Powers by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas (“CCA”) held that the state legislature does not violate the Separation of Powers Clause of the Texas Constitution when it exercises its power …
Cops Strip Search Woman in Public...Charges Dropped by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 4, 2017, prosecutors dropped criminal charges against two Harris County sheriff's deputies who publicly performed a body cavity search on a Black woman on June 20, 2015. This prompted her attorney, Sam Cammaack, to release …
$300,000 Jury Award to Woman Raped by Cop by Christopher Zoukis by Chris Zoukis A woman in Jacksonville, Texas was awarded $300,000 by a jury after suing a city police officer for deprivation of civil rights for raping her and for a later assault. Evelyn Lewis, a house cleaner, was …
