Prosecutors on the defense, three-meals petition, the science of pepper spray, and other stories

Here's some hump day reading material for you on subjects Grits doesn't immediately have time to blog about:

• Austin Statesman: Morton lawyers put prosecutors on the defense
• KXAN-Austin: Yogurt shop murder debate still rages
• Houston Press: Three meals a day for Texas prisoners: The petition campaign
• Amarillo Globe News: Prison education struggles amid cuts
• Amarillo Globe News: Amarillo slows down ordinance to restrict sex-offender residency
• Dallas News: Bondsmen's rearrest system needs total overhaul
• DallasJustice.com: Prosecutorial misconduct is a big, big problem in Texas: Here are a few examples 
• DallasJustice.com: Investigations in Texas jails: Prisoners released, inmate dies
• Radley Balko: SWAT teams, stun guns, and pepper spray: Why the government is ramping up the use of violence
• Women in Crime Ink: About Pepper Spray
• Forbes: Retaliation in the workplace? Allegations within the Bureau of Prisons
• LA Times: Are lab analysts witnesses? The Supreme Court considers
• New York Times: US agents launder profits for drug cartels