Michelle Lyons

Former chief spokesman, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). Prisons, politics, poetry and anything I like in between.

[Michelle Lyons @mclyons4]

@clairyfairy86 Thank you SO much for the note - so very kind of you! 🩷

[Michelle Lyons @mclyons4]

@EvaRuth Thank you so much for having me on!

[Zack Bornstein @ZackBornstein]

until the day I die I will never understand why he was even still allowed to run after this

[Janet Johnson @JJohnsonLaw]

Bravo, ⁦@nytimes⁩ 👏🏼

[Michelle Lyons @mclyons4]

#Vote
#Kamala
#HarrisWalz2024

[Michelle Lyons @mclyons4]

@JohnnieMo @MikeGraczyk …to feel they could properly carry out the protocol. We had that happen once in 2008 - several appeals were pending until after 11 pm and by the time we received notifications to proceed, there was a concern it couldn’t be done within the short time before midnight.)

[Michelle Lyons @mclyons4]

@JohnnieMo @MikeGraczyk Yes - that execution warrant is only good for today so if the courts either don’t issue a ruling or appeals are still pending at midnight, it expires and the execution is automatically off. (One other possibility is the courts finally rule, but too late for TDCJ

[Michelle Lyons @mclyons4]

@JohnnieMo @MikeGraczyk No - 30 days. Inmates have to be given a bit more notice for their first date, but any subsequent execution dates only require a 30-day notice.

[Michelle Lyons @mclyons4]

@lomikriel @MikeGraczyk a SCOTUS justice urging Abbott to issue a reprieve lest their be a “miscarriage of justice,” and such, Paxton needs to stand down at this point.

[Michael Steele @MichaelSteele]

So when Trump wrote that check to re-elect Kamala Harris in 2011, I bet he didn’t think she’d cash it in 2024! 😜

[Michelle Lyons @mclyons4]

@DontBotherKeiti He broke out the heavy-flow version and everything!

[Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe]

I'd just like to point out that, for 250 years, American presidents didn't need to ask for immunity.

[Michelle Lyons @mclyons4]

@mountianchix It’s not really about ‘deserving.’ It’s about security. With nothing to lose, what stops you from assaulting an officer or stabbing others? What can they take when you have nothing? A radio, access to TV, a typewriter - those matter. They are incentives for good behavior.

[Michelle Lyons @mclyons4]

Quick question: how many TDCJ inmates need to escape before the Texas Board of Criminal Justice decides that *maybe* the agency needs new leadership at the top? It would appear current policies aren’t working if an inmate can “slip” away.

Every. Single. Month.

[KHOU 11 News Houston @KHOU]

UPDATE ON ESCAPEE | According to the Brazoria Co. Sheriff's Office, two people have been arrested in connection with the escape of Robert Yancy Jr. TDCJ officials said he escaped Sunday and remains on the loose.

Full story: https://t.co/yKwigwtV89

[Michelle Lyons @mclyons4]

@imjdsharp @WhiteHouse You do realize those business “shutdowns” occurred during Trump’s administration, correct?During which time businesses were invited to voluntarily apply for those PPP loans - they weren’t some automatic gift.

Maybe save the pearl-clutching for something giving less hypocrisy.

[Michelle Lyons @mclyons4]

@DontBotherKeiti I’ve got an email out to the manufacturers of this guy - I suspect it’s whatever they used to seal the waxy sheen he’s got going on so I hope to have an answer in 48-72 business hours.

[Michelle Lyons @mclyons4]

@DontBotherKeiti