Building more prisons (only 15 of the 112 current Texas prisons are private) cost the taxpayers money, money that, given the current economic climate is begrudgingly spent. Indeed, Dick J. Reavis, of the Texas Monthly, believes that the prisons of 2 Continue Reading...
CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM P, 2009 WL 2430820 (E.D.
Cal. Aug. 4, 2009). (2010). Harvard Law Review, 123(3), p.752-759.
This article discusses the civil rights case Coleman v. Schwarzenegger wherein the plaintiff sued California Governor Arnold Schwarze Continue Reading...
HOUSTON REFORMHouston ReformIn Houston, Texas, violent crimes rates have spiked in recent times. The relevance of deploying strategies meant to rein in the escalating rates of violent crimes cannot be overstated. This way, the safety and wellbeing of Continue Reading...
Among them, the article notes that more than half of all executions have occurred in the three states of Texas, Oklahoma and Virginia. This geographical bias, the article notes, is indicative of some degree of inconsistency in a system that determin Continue Reading...
Ladow. Similar boards were provisioned for federal prisons not in the penitentiary category. Each prison was also provided with a parole officer to supervise parolees during their community corrections phase. Inmates became eligible for parole after Continue Reading...
Illegal aliens do not pay taxes but loopholes allow them to get benefits on taxpayers' expense. Besides, the Republicans might have started the immigration reform, but it was the House Democrats that allowed a provision in the bill passed in Decembe Continue Reading...
Juvenile Justice
Adolescence -- a Time of Transition
Adolescences and crime: A time of transition in the juvenile justice system
The juvenile justice system in America reflects a fundamentally different conception regarding the adolescent mentalit Continue Reading...
Not all offense levels are entitled to a jury trial and each jurisdiction has its own standard in this regard. As a general rule, however, any offense involving the possibility of incarceration as a sanction is entitled to the benefit of a jury tria Continue Reading...
I can think of few things that could be more dangerous for homeland security than granting amnesty to 8 to 12 million illegal aliens," said Rep Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., an outspoken critic of legalization. "Perhaps the administration ought to dedicat Continue Reading...
October CrisisIntroductionThe October Crisis is significant in Canadian history because it was the first and only time the War Measures Act was invoked by a Prime Minister during peace time. Not everyone agreed with the measure. Some conservative cri Continue Reading...