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Reasonably Suspicious
By Just LibertyNews
Reasonably Suspicious episodes
- Stop the TrainThank you for demanding a smaller, safer prison system. This is a first, key step to changing how the state thinks our tax dollars should be spent. No government agency will ever shrink itself, even when it might make sense. That’s why your help — right now when agency budgets are still in draft form — is so important.We’re excited about partnering with you and other Just Liberty supporters in 2019 to pass criminal-justice reform legislation that will continue our state’s “miracle” — reduced incarceration with greater public safety. If we can pass additional sentencing reforms, we will be able to shutter many more prisons in our bloated system. Listen to and download “Stop the Train,” our original new theme music for our decarceration campaigns!2 min
- Reasonably Suspicious Ep. 11April 2018 episode of the Reasonably Suspicious podcast co-hosted by Scott Henson and Amanda Marzullo.Top StoriesTravis County indigent defense system producing terrible outcomes.Texas Supreme Court to consider whether prosecutors can be fired for refusing to break the law.Listen to Just Liberty's new anti-incarceration/prison-closure jingle! (~9:00 mark.)Death and TexasJuan Castillo may be executed next month but courts haven't considered informant recantation.Fill in the BlankLitigation in Galveston County made national press after a judge refused to pay for defense-attorney investigation in misdemeanor case.Two Tarrant County cases show how politicized elections-based criminal prosecutions can be.Former Congressman Sylvestre Reyes authored a clueless column on Texas and the opiod crisis.The Last HurrahHouston limits zoning for offender services.The Tyler Court of Appeals declared Texas' "revenge porn" statute unconstitutional.The Harris County Sheriff fired the deputy who shot Danny Ray Thomas, an unarmed black killed man amidst a psychotic episode while his pants around his ankles when he was killed.31 min
- Reasonably Suspicious Ep. 10March 2018 episode of Just Liberty's Reaonsably Suspicious podcast, covering Texas criminal-justice politics and policy. Featuring co-hosts Scott Henson and Amanda Marzullo.33 min
- Reasonably Suspicious Ep. 9February 2018 episode of Just Liberty's Reaonsably Suspicious podcast, covering Texas criminal-justice politics and policy. Featuring co-hosts Scott Henson and Amanda Marzullo.Top StoriesCompetitive Texas District Attorney primariesTexas Court of Criminal Appeals primary racesJust Liberty's campaign to put #cjreform into party platformsHome Court AdvantageCourt of Criminal Appeals considers pretext stopsVictim of prosecutor misconduct denied relief at 5th CircuitErrors and UpdatesHarris County loses bail litigationTDCJ settles heat litigationManagement shakeup at Texas Department of Juvenile JusticeThe Last HurrahJuvenile probationers in Harris County overincarceratedTDCJ wage hikes create problems for youth prison employee turnoverFort Worth and Austin opted out of Great Texas Warrant Roundup26 min
- Reasonably Suspicious Ep. 8January 2018 episode of the Reasonably Suspicious podcast from Just Liberty covering Texas criminal justice policy and politics. Cohosted by Scott Henson and Amanda MarzulloTop StoriesBanned books in TDCJ (featuring Lauren McGaughy): Why Mein Kampf is okay but The Color Purple is banned.Alleged interference at State Counsel for Offenders: Did TDCJ board dictate defense strategies?InterviewRon DeLord, founder of the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas on police pensions, predicts defined benefit pensions for police will vanish within the next couple of decades.Errors and UpdatesHarris County magistrate judges sanctioned for bail SNAFUAustin police union declines to re-enter negotiations after contract rejectedInterviewRichard Whitaker: Father of a death row inmate, who is also one of his victims, asks the governor, parole board to spare his son's life.The Last HurrahLatest Dallas exonerations based on prosecutor misconductQuick results from drug-law change in OklahomaTwin Peaks biker cases soon headed to trial30 min
- Reasonably Suspicious Podcast, Ep. 7December 2017 edition of the Reasonably Suspicious Podcast from Just Liberty featuring JL Policy Director Scott Henson and Amanda Marzullo, executive director of the Texas Defender Service.Top StoriesUS v. Carpenter: SCOTUS appears likely to require a warrant for cell-phone location data.InterviewBrandi Grissom, discussing the staff-on-youth sex scandal at the Gainesville State School.Home Court AdvantageEvaluating a sharply split decision from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upholding a first-degree felony drug conviction in which a police officer stole the product and laced sheetrock with less than a gram of cocaine to frame the defendant. (See prior Grits coverage.)InterviewPeter Neufeld of the national Innocence Project, discussing forensic science reform.Errors and UpdatesForensic hypnosisAustin City Council rejected police union contractDNA mixture evidenceThe Last HurrahTDCJ prison understaffing and staff safetyDeath penalty use declining: A first for Harris County in 40 yearsDallas pilot program de-escalates mental-health calls by sending medical staff instead of cops36 min
- Reasonably Suspicious Ep. 6November 2017 edition of Just Liberty's Reasonably Suspicious podcast featuring JL policy director Scott Henson and Amanda Marzullo, executive director of the Texas Defender Service.Top StoriesThe Louisiana Supreme Court said a man who told police "Why don't you just give me a lawyer, dawg?" wasn't really asking for a lawyer. But this is common. A recent Texas case denied an attorney on the same basis.Risk assessments have come under fire from liberals for generating racial disparities. What are the implications for using them as part of Harris County bail reform?Game Segment: Tea Leaf ReadingLooking forward to criminal-justice-related interim charges at the Texas Legislature.Appropriate treatment, services to offenders aged 17-25 to reduce recidivism, future crime. (See an earlier podcast segment on the topic.)Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Front-end and back-end solutions.Death and TexasUS Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Ayestas v. Davis, seeking funds for investigation into an ineffective assistance claim.A state district court considers Ex Parte Flores in which the key eyewitness was subjected to hypnosis before changing her ID of the suspect. She at first told police the suspect was a white man with long hair. Mr. Flores is an Hispanic man with short hair.The Last HurrahRapid fire quick takes:USDOJ deleted 70% of tables from the newest edition of the national Uniform Crime Reports.A new study says police bodycams haven't changed police behavior. Why is that?Rent to own furniture companies as modern debtors prisons.35 min
- Reasonably Suspicious Ep. 5October 2017 Reasonably Suspicious Podcast from Just Liberty Contents:Top Stories:The Police Union Playbook on Reacting to Critical IncidentsIf Harris County prosecutors are screening arrests, why are so many people arrested for Class C misdemeanors?Interviews:Sukyi McMahon and Kathy Mitchell on the Austin police union contractScott Henson interviews Campaign Zero's Sam Sinyangwe on why liberals and conservatives are both reluctant to criticize police union excessesGame segment: Fill in the blank.Bexar and Dallas Counties cease arrests for misdemeanor marijuanapossession.Court of Criminal Appeals still denying DNA testing to capital defendantsReal costs of incarceration top $1 billion nationallyThe Last HurrahUnions now a minority at Dallas police pension boardTime to make the Austin crime lab independent?Bipartisan push in Congress for asset forfeiture reform35 min
- Reasonably Suspicious Ep. 4September, 2017 edition of Just Liberty's "Reasonably Suspicious" podcast covering Texas criminal-justice policy and politics. Featuring: Just Liberty's Policy Director, Scott Henson, and Amanda Marzullo, Executive Director of the Texas Defender Service. Topics covered:Top StoriesPolice-union pension crisis predicted by Ron DeLordProsecutors ill-advised to withhold witness statementsBig implications for Harris County bail-reform litigationForensic FolliesJunk Science Writs and the Goldilocks ProblemFirst DNA-mixture "black box" broken openLast Hurrah (quick takes)32 min
- Reasonably Suspicious Ep. 3Just Liberty's latest "Reasonably Suspicious" podcast for August features discussions of important issues and fresh ideas confronting Texas' criminal justice system.Topics covered include:Jim Bethke leaving TX Indigent Defense Commission"Cap and Trade" proposal to minimize incarcerationDPS crime lab fees on hold, but crisis lingersDNA mixture evidence and Texas courtsWhat can judges do to minimize debtors prison practices?Brain science and capital crimes by young adultsAnd more!33 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.