Reasonably Suspicious

Reasonably Suspicious

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Reasonably Suspicious episodes

  • Reasonably Suspicious September 2019 #CJreform in a Time of Demagoguery
    Texas prisons may soon get a half billion dollar medical bill: why they have to pay it.
    Top Stories
    Harris and Galveston County bail litigation - 1:40
    HPD Chief Art Acevedo demagogues on bail reform - 10:30
    Interview: Attorney Scott Medlock on TDCJ Hep C lawsuit - 14:45
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    TPPF on police union politics - 27:45
    Crime debates in Houston mayor's race - 32:45
    The Last Hurrah (37:25)
    DPS stops patrols in Dallas
    Do Dallas police murder indictments signal changing attitudes?
    Oklahoma parole changes a model for Texas?
    43 min
  • Reasonably Suspicious August 2019
    Texas Monthly's Michael Hall stops by to tell us about the latest innocence case he's been covering out of Tyler, and a special segment in which he and I rank the greatest American prison songs.
    Top Story:
    Hemp SNAFU led to de facto natural decrim experiment for marijuana in many counties.
    Interview:
    Texas Monthly's Michael Hall tells the story of an actual innocence case out of Tyler that was broken open by a Michigan podcaster.
    Conversation:
    Scott and Michael Hall rank the greatest American prison songs.
    The Last Hurrah:
    * DPS intel chief who warned of Mexican rapists arrested for sexual assault
    * Texas House members create criminal-justice reform caucus
    * Harris County bail lawsuit settled
    53 min
  • Is it a problem? Really? Is it? Reasonably Suspicious July 2019
    Texas Legislature legalizes hemp and in the process may have accidentally made it impossible to prosecute workaday pot cases. But is this really a problem? In other news, a San Antonio Judge ignores due process on probation revocations. He may not be the only one.
    Reasonably Suspicious interviews Marc Levin, who offers strong suggestions for reforming probation and parole. Chris Harris discusses the rollback of Austin's anti-homelessness ordinances. And much more!
    41 min
  • Creuzot under attack, weed under the dome -- April 2019
    Top Stories:
    Tuff-on-crime backlash against Dallas DA John Creuzot
    Marijuana penalty reduction bills at the Texas Legislature
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    Twin Peaks indictments all dismissed
    Texas cops are arresting tens of thousands for minor traffic offenses
    How will #cjreform advocates remember the 86th TX Legislature?
    The Last Hurrah
    $12k bail for $1 theft in Austin
    Travis County DA will reject "trace" drug cases
    Harris County DA is bleeding staff
    29 min
  • Reasonably Suspicious Live from SxSW, March 2019
    Reasonably Suspicious recorded live from the Podcast Stage at SxSW this month, bringing in retired Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Elsa Alcala to talk about the evolution of her thinking on the death penalty, along with the latest on reforms moving at the Texas Legislature, from cannabis reform to stopping porch pirates. Update from Houston: deadly botched drug raid surfaces history of shady, corrupt drug enforcement.
    49 min
  • Reasonably Suspicious February 2019
    The deadly, botched Houston drug raid has turned a spotlight on serious problems with militarized, no-knock raids aimed at small-time drug cases. Reasonably Suspicious explores the problem. Interview with Corrections Chairman James White looks at the pressure on local property tax payers created by an inefficient and bloated prison and jail system, and reforms that he believes can turn Texas around. Half a million people arrested and jailed on nonpayment of Class C misdemeanor fines -- mostly traffic ticket debt. What in the world do we think we're doing? Discussion with data analyst Chris Harris.
    36 min
  • Reasonably Suspicious January 2019 Bail litigation drives txlege
    Lively discussion of the impact of the Dallas, Galveston and Houston bail lawsuits on bail reform legislation. Important bills you won't learn about anywhere else. Why police can continue to swab that white spot on your car seat, even though drug field tests have been discredited and drug charges against hundreds have been dismissed.
    48 min
  • Reasonably Suspicious December 2018 Snakes for Christmas Issue
    Opening: Pythons as stocking stuffers? What else!
    Top Story: Principles for progressive prosecutors
    Interview: Police-union negotiators Ron DeLord and Chris Perkins sit down with a now-familiar adversary, Chas Moore of the Austin Justice Coalition, to discuss the aftermath of the year-long fight over the capital city's police-union contract.
    Home Court Advantage: When is it okay to electrocute a mentally ill defendant in court? Discussion of James Calvert oral arguments. Also, Ken-Paxton prosecutors de-funded, but at what cost to indigent defense?
    The Last Hurrah
    Dallas PD officer indicted for murder
    Lawsuit challenges driver surcharges
    Ray Hill, R.I.P.
    43 min
  • Justice reform election victories, eliminating forensic hypnosis
    November 2018 Reasonably Suspicious
    Elections: Judges opposing bail reform swept out of office, newly elected DAs promise big changes.
    Interview: Why Austin's new police contract is a big step forward for criminal justice reformers.
    Forensic Focus: Bill filed to eliminate forensic hypnosis
    Austin PD rape clearance rates inflated?
    Federal First Step Act teetering, needs Senate vote.
    Texas doesn't track children of incarcerated parents
    Journalist who made up quotes had other shortcomings
    46 min

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Reasonably Suspicious is Just Liberty's monthly podcast on criminal justice issues. Just Liberty is a bipartisan 501c(4) organization dedicated to comprehensive criminal justice reform in Texas.