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Committees rounding out interim charge hearings

Though the legislative session hasn't officially begun, tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 13) is a busy day for legislative committee action on criminal justice topics. At 10 a.m., the Senate Criminal Justice Committee will round out its ambitious interim agenda with a public hearing on three critical topics:Interim Charge 1: Determine how private prisons are complying with state laws and how cost, safety, living conditions and rehabilitative services at private prisons compare with state-run facilities. Include an assessment of the staff turnover rates and compensation of private contractors when compared with state-operated facilities, and of the contract bidding processes used by the Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 12, 2008 (boomark / email).