Category Archives: Bail Reform
Harris County Jail: “Place of Torment and Punishment”
There are more than 3,000 county jails in the United States. They house more than 650,000 inmates on any given day. Roughly 70 percent…
Fifth Circuit Closes Door on Bail Reform Litigation
In the late 1960s and into the early 1970s, federal courts across the country suddenly faced an increasing number of lawsuits from state prisoners…
Despite Governor’s Fear Mongering, Bail Reform Works in Harris County
In current reelection campaign ads, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tries to bolster his artificial “law-and-order” bona fides with assertions that he stopped dangerous criminal…
Bail Reform is Not the Cause of Rising Crime
The COVID 19 pandemic (“pandemic”) taught the American criminal justice system one thing: the nation’s cash bail system is a for-profit practice that has…
Bail Has Been “Reformed” in Texas: What You Need to Know
Starting December 2. 2021, posting bail in Texas is going to be a lot more complicated. This year, Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill…
Release on Bail After 90 Days, If You Cannot Afford It
As we have pointed out , the wealth-based cash bail system has an iron-fisted grip in Texas that favors those who can afford to…
Greg Abbott and Republican Bail “Reform”
Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott does not like the constitutional right to bail. Under Article 1, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution’s Bill of Rights,…
Texas Bail Reform: An Unending Clash Between Wealth and Poverty
There has always been a stark contrast between the quality of justice dispensed by the American criminal justice between wealth and poverty. The bottom…
The Great Writ Does Not Recognize Risk of Covid-19
The COVID virus has devastated American jails and prisons. By the end of 2020, one in every five inmates in the country had tested…
Bail Reform Demands Responsible Political Action
Since 2016, there have been five lawsuits filed in federal courts in Texas alleging equal protection and procedural due process violations concerning bail practices…
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