January 2018 episode of the Reasonably Suspicious podcast from Just Liberty covering Texas criminal justice policy and politics. Cohosted by Scott Henson and Amanda Marzullo
Top Stories
Banned 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?
Interview
Ron 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 Updates
Harris County magistrate judges sanctioned for bail SNAFU
Austin police union declines to re-enter negotiations after contract rejected
Interview
Richard 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 Hurrah
Latest Dallas exonerations based on prosecutor misconduct
Quick results from drug-law change in Oklahoma
Twin Peaks biker cases soon headed to trial
