Tag Archives: Criminal Justice

Immigrant Detention in Raymondville, Texas : City With a Frown

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Raymondville vigil – raw footage from Texans United For Families on Vimeo. Protesting immigrant detention inRaymondville: ‘City With a Smile’ …we were on our way out when two pickups zoomed up to crowd us closer together. The uniformed drivers then … Continue reading →

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David Richards : The Judge Who Brought Justice to Texas

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Justice William Wayne Justice. Photo by Michael O’Brien / School of Law / UT Austin William Wayne Justice, Judge Who Remade Texas, Dies at 89 William Wayne Justice, a federal district judge who ruled on ground-breaking class-action suits that compelled … Continue reading →

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Greg Moses : The Cash Cops of Tenaha, Texas

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Welcome to Tenaha! Photo by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches / Flickr.Bizarre License on Highway 59: The Cash Cops of Tenaha By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / August 20, 2009 It was Friday of the last day of August, … Continue reading →

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Playing with Fire : Perry Admits Medina Role in Winningham Execution

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Fighting fire with fire: David Medina played role in execution:Perry’s counsel was cleared of arson charges By Glenn W. Smith / October 19, 2009 Dog Canyon’s Glenn W. Smith and Steve Hall of the StandDown Texas Project join Thorne Dreyer … Continue reading →

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Death Penalty Probe : Perry Pressured Panel Chair

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Fired commission chief Sam Bassett:Pressure from Perry on Willingham probe By Zachary Roth / October 13, 2009 It’s starting to look more and more like Texas governor Rick Perry orchestrated an effort to thwart a state probe into an arson … Continue reading →

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Carl R. Hultberg :
How They Busted Hippie Hill

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

They found dope in Dick’s Store and then they took down Hippie Hill. As far as I know Hippie Hill had never really bothered many of the local townspeople. All that changed last year… By Carl R. Hultberg | The … Continue reading →

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Losing Our Humor Over Guantanamo

Posted on October 8, 2009 by RagBlog

On Guantánamo, Lawmakers Reveal They Are Still Dick Cheney’s PawnsBy Andy Worthington / October 6, 2009 I like to believe that, despite studying Guantánamo for four years, I still have a sense of humor, but last Thursday I lost it, … Continue reading →

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Cause of Death : Forensic Science Gone Bad

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“The Judgment of Cambyses” (right panel) by Gerard David, 1498.A post mortem:The justice system and the medical examiner There has been a spate of occurrences that is beginning to cast some doubt on the judgment of at least some medical … Continue reading →

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Glenn W. Smith : Has Rick Perry Committed a Federal Crime?

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Rick Perry fires investigators in Willingham case;Is he guilty of obstruction of justice? Gov. Rick Perry, like Pilate before him, washed his hands of any responsibility for the execution of a man experts say was innocent. And now Perry has … Continue reading →

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Roman Holiday : Fatty, Woody and Polanski, Oh My!

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Buster Keaton, Fatty Arbuckle and Al St. John. Silent screen giants, 1917.Hollywood’s patriarchal license His artistic defenders cling to the slim excuses the situation affords. It was a youthful indiscretion. It was, but not for Polanski. By Carl R. Hultberg … Continue reading →

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Prisoners of Conscience : U.S. Military Isolates War Resisters

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Incarcerated anti-war GI and musician (above) Travis Bishop. Below, he is shown before his court martial at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas on Aug. 14, 2009. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Army prisoners isolated,Denied right to legal counsel … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Tycoons : Why Are None Behind Bars?

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Royal / Capitalist Banker series / mejuan.Why haven’t any Wall Street tycoons been sent to the slammer? The absence of what many would call justice stands out all the more because past financial crises always had their villains. by Kevin … Continue reading →

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