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Here are a few notable criminal justice stories I'd blog about individually if I had more time:Judge: Costs for immigration prosecutions 'neither meritorious nor reasonable'Austin District Judge Sam Sparks last week questioned the wisdom of spending money to incarcerate otherwise harmless immigrants over "illegal reentry," declaring that the practice "presents a cost to the American taxpayer ... that is neither meritorious nor reasonable." "He ordered prosecutors to be prepared to state the reasons for prosecuting such cases," reported the Statesman. Doc Berman helpfully provides a link to the order. Robbie Cooper at Urban Grounds was horrified by the development, and I reacted to his complaints in the comments at his blog.El Paso cartel snitch at center of NPR informant featureNPR today begins a three-part series on confidential informants with the story of a notorious case out of El Paso where a DEA snitch allegedly orchestrated multiple cartel murders...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 11, 2010 (boomark / email).