Reasonably Suspicious, August 2019
Top Stories Hemp SNAFU led to de facto natural decrim experiment for marijuana in many counties. Interviews Texas Monthly’s Michael Hall tells the story of an actual innocence case out of Tyler that...
View ArticleReasonably Suspicious, September 2019
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 Fill in the Blank...
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Reasonably Suspicious October 2019
This month, my cohost Amanda Marzullo and I interviewed attorneys for Rodney Reed, who is on death row with an execution date of November 20th. We plumbed unknowable but interesting questions about...
View ArticleReasonably Suspicious November 2019: Houston PD narcotics a black hole of bad...
This month, my cohost Amanda Marzullo and I go over a menu of bad practices at the Houston Police Department narcotics division — from the classic appetizer of small time busts in black neighborhoods,...
View ArticleReasonably Suspicious December 2019 Year End Review
Enjoy Grits’ Christmas Poem: “If The Whos Were Us” Top Stories Why high fines and fees are a plague on the criminal-justice system. What recent Texas innocent cases tell us about needed policy...
View ArticleReasonably Suspicious January 2020 Just Mercy makes headlines but innocent...
While Just Mercy launches with huge fanfare and forums all around the state this month, two Texas innocence cases languish. Despite a dressing down by a federal judge (we recorded it for you) Travis...
View ArticleReasonably Suspicious Returns! May 2020
Just Liberty · Reasonably Suspicious is BACK!! May 2020 After a hiatus, during which Grits recovered from some unpleasantness, Reasonably Suspicious is back with updates on COVID-19 in Texas jails and...
View ArticleReasonably Suspicious, June 2020 Police Special Episode
Just Liberty · Reasonably Suspicious June 2020 Special Police Edition Since before blogs existed, and long before social media, Grits has been trying to reform police. But it took a new generation,...
View ArticleReasonably Suspicious, July 2020
Just Liberty · Reasonably Suspicious July 2020 This month, Mandy and I discuss how police licensing agencies can weed out bad cops, what 911 calls EMS could take over from police, and unveil a new...
View ArticleReasonably Suspicious, September 2020
Just Liberty · Reasonably Suspicious, September 2020 This month, Chas Moore and Scott Henson discuss the Austin police budget cuts that are still making headlines. Were they the end of life as we know...
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