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While I'm distracted today by a family tragedy piled on top of other scheduled duties, I wanted to point out a few recent news stories that deserve Grits readers' attention which might merit further commentary if I had more time or ability to focus:Harris County Jail commentaryThe Harris County Sheriff has a column in the Houston Chronicle today that's filled with catch phrases and feel-good commentary, but for the life of me I can't tell what position Sheriff Adrian Garcia is trying to take. The piece is full of odd statements like, "Programs to release inmates early must provide for the ability to monitor them to the end of their sentences," even though the Harris Jail's overcrowding problem stems primarily from pretrial detention, not sentenced offenders...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 13, 2009 (boomark / email).